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Definition
calm and in control — as in "shows poise under pressure"
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prepared for action — as in "poised for action" — (sometimes suspended or hovering as in "a finger poised over the mute button")
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confident and graceful in movement — as in "the poise and balance of a dancer"
and/or:
prepared for action — as in "poised for action" — (sometimes suspended or hovering as in "a finger poised over the mute button")
and/or:
confident and graceful in movement — as in "the poise and balance of a dancer"
- I'm helpless as the first hunter crashes through the trees, spear lifted, poised to throw.p. 193.7
poised = prepared (ready)
There are no more uses of "poise" flagged with this meaning in The Hunger Games.
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- 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. 329.8
- 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
- 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. 232.6
- 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
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