<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>Any of various windlasses, rotated in a horizontal plane by hand or machinery, for winding in ropes, cables, etc.</li><li>A rotating spindle or shaft, powered by an electric motor, that transports magnetic tape past the heads of a tape recorder at a constant speed.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb:</strong></p><ul><li>To outweigh: The opportunity overbalances the disadvantages of leaving town.</li><li>To cause to lose balance or to fall or turn over: He accidentally overbalanced a vase.</li></ul>