BALLAST (2)

ballast (2). Ballast, v. to load with ballast, to keep steady

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Bal″last, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ballasted; p. pr. & vb. n. Ballasting.] 1. 1. To steady, as a vessel, by putting heavy substances in the hold.
2. 2. To fill in, as the bed of a railroad, with gravel, stone, etc., in order to make it firm and solid.
3. 3. To keep steady; to steady, morally.
'T is charity must ballast the heart. Hammond.