1. [adjective] Possessing poise, having self-confidence.
2. [adjective] Ready, prepared.
3. [verb] Simple past tense and past participle of poise
4. [adjective] Marked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for action; 'a gull in poised flight'; 'George's poised hammer'.
5. [adjective] In full control of your faculties; 'the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination'; 'perfectly poised and sure of himself'; 'more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen'; 'strong and self-possessed in the face of trouble'.
