English
Detailed Synonyms for balk in English
balk:
balk [the ~] noun
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the balk
– an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base 1 -
the balk
– one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof 1 -
the balk
– something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress 1the check; the impediment; the hindrance; the handicap; the deterrent; the balk; the hinderance; the baulk– something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress 1 -
the balk
– the area on a billiard table behind the balkline 1
balk verb
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balk
– refuse to comply 1