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Balk   /bɔk/  /bɑlk/   Listen
Balk

noun
1.
The area on a billiard table behind the balkline.  Synonym: baulk.
2.
Something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress.  Synonyms: baulk, check, deterrent, handicap, hinderance, hindrance, impediment.
3.
One of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof.  Synonyms: baulk, rafter.
4.
An illegal pitching motion while runners are on base.
verb
(past & past part. balked; pres. part. balking)
1.
Refuse to comply.  Synonyms: baulk, jib, resist.



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"Balk" Quotes from Famous Books



... the vault. It is without inscription, but bears the arms of the Earl of Clancarty. The convent as well as the church is in very tolerable preservation; and Mr. Herbert has taken especial care, as far as he can, to balk the consumer, time, of the remnants of his glorious feast. He has repaired the foundations in some parts and the parapets in others, and so judiciously that the eye is never annoyed by the intrusion of the new among ...
— Seeing Europe with Famous Authors - Vol. II Great Britain And Ireland, Part Two • Francis W. Halsey
... allowed himself to be tamed and was soon quiet. The third, on the other hand, turned out to be one of the worst buckers Roosevelt possessed; and the fourth had a habit which was even worse, for he would balk and throw himself over backward. It struck Roosevelt that there was something about this refractory animal's disposition, to say nothing of his Roman nose, which greatly reminded him of the eminent Democrat, General Ben Butler, and "Ben Butler" became ...
— Roosevelt in the Bad Lands • Hermann Hagedorn
... neither did she balk. She picked a straw, and then shrieked faintly. It was obviously a long ...
— Let'em Breathe Space • Lester del Rey
... went the more certain it was that this new element was going to balk them. It was fog. The horizon was masked by it, and soon the damp feel of it ...
— Navy Boys Behind the Big Guns - Sinking the German U-Boats • Halsey Davidson
... tires of bicycles go pop, Balloons will go and balk, So taking all in all, I think If I ...
— Boys and Girls Bookshelf; a Practical Plan of Character Building, Volume I (of 17) - Fun and Thought for Little Folk • Various


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