From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishoff-balanceˌoff-ˈbalance, off balance adjective [not before noun] 1 BALANCEin an unsteady position and likely to fallthrow/knock/push etc somebody off-balance The sudden movement of the ship knocked them both off balance.2 → catch/throw somebody off-balance
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off-balance• Unfortunately, Joan catches Victor slightly off-balance and he falls against a wall, bruising his arm slightly.• He dragged her backwards and off-balance, and then kept her moving so that she couldn't recover.• Tucker made a spectacular off-balance catch to end the game.• I was off-balance, falling forward, lurching with giant strides, certain that the next step would end in a nosedive.• Simon followed his own miss with an off-balance floater to tie the score at 75-75.• Their lead swelled to 46-41 when Jamar Curry made an off-balance jumper with 17: 06 left.• She was off-balance - nothing she could do to prevent herself from turning towards him as his grip pulled her in.• But Abdur-Rahim missed an off-balance shot and Jelani McCoy grabbed the loose ball. 