All 7 Uses of
poise
in
The Hunger Games
- I'm helpless as the first hunter crashes through the trees, spear lifted, poised to throw.
p. 193.7poised = prepared (ready)
- By early afternoon, we are poised to carry it out.
p. 212.9
- At one point, she launches up in the air, over a small barrel and lands poised on her tiptoes.
p. 218.2 *poised = balanced and ready for action
- And now I'm running, knowing this may be a trap, knowing the three Careers may be poised to attack me, but I can't help myself.
p. 232.6poised = prepared (ready)
- Poised to run but unsure of us, unfamiliar with humans.
p. 269.1
- The rest of us are still poised around the plain, sizing up the situation, and she's got hers.†
p. 283.4
- We're on our feet, Peeta wielding his knife, me poised to shoot, when Cato smashes through the trees and bears down on us.
p. 329.7poised = prepared (ready)
Definitions:
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(1)
(poise) calm, confident, and in control—especially in movement, behavior, or when ready to act
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely, poise is a technical word referencing a unit of dynamic viscosity.