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What does off balance mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word off balance? Here's what it means.

Prepositional phrase
  1. Not physical balanced; not having physical equilibrium.
  2. (idiomatic, of a person) surprised; perplexed
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Examples
If the jib is up and overtrimmed, it can easily backwind the main and throw the boat off balance.
Too much criticism can throw them off balance and make them inhibited or self-conscious.
The two or seconde parry is powerful and can knock a fencer attacking in the low line off balance if you take enough blade.
Was Hannity trying to ruffle Jensen's feathers, knock him off balance in order to get him to react in anger?
The Lewis Revolving Rifle puts the game way off balance giving you six quick-fire shots before having to reload.
Dangerously overladen, completely off balance, the bus lurches across the bridge.

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