Australian English Meaning of balk
balk
Other Australian English words related to balk
- Embarrassment
- hurdle
- let
- obstacle
- obstruction
- Barrier
- block
- Burden
- chain
- clog
- constraint
- cramp
- delay
- deterrent
- encumbrance
- disability
- hindrance
- hitch
- impediment
- Inhibition
- interference
- Load
- stop
- stumbling block
- chains
- arrest
- bar
- bit
- blockade
- Blockage
- Brake
- get
- check
- crimp
- Curb
- danger
- difficulty
- Disadvantage
- drag
- drawback
- Embargo
- fetter
- hardship
- hazard
- Hobble
- holdback
- handcuffs
- peril
- rein
- restraint
- Rub
- snag
- stall
- Stone wall
- stoppage
- trammel
- Brick wall
Nearest Words of balk
- balkan => Balkans
- balkan country => Balkan country
- balkan mountain range => Balkan mountain range
- balkan mountains => Balkan Mountains
- balkan nation => Balkan nation
- balkan peninsula => Balkan Peninsula
- balkan state => Balkan State
- balkan wars => Balkan Wars
- balkanise => Balkanise
- balkanize => balkanise
Definitions and Meaning of balk in English
balk (n)
the area on a billiard table behind the balkline
something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base
balk (v)
refuse to comply
balk (v. i.)
A ridge of land left unplowed between furrows, or at the end of a field; a piece missed by the plow slipping aside.
A great beam, rafter, or timber; esp., the tie-beam of a house. The loft above was called the balks.
One of the beams connecting the successive supports of a trestle bridge or bateau bridge.
A hindrance or disappointment; a check.
A sudden and obstinate stop; a failure.
A deceptive gesture of the pitcher, as if to deliver the ball.
To engage in contradiction; to be in opposition.
To stop abruptly and stand still obstinately; to jib; to stop short; to swerve; as, the horse balks.
To indicate to fishermen, by shouts or signals from shore, the direction taken by the shoals of herring.
balk (v. t.)
To leave or make balks in.
To leave heaped up; to heap up in piles.
To omit, miss, or overlook by chance.
To miss intentionally; to avoid; to shun; to refuse; to let go by; to shirk.
To disappoint; to frustrate; to foil; to baffle; to /hwart; as, to balk expectation.
FAQs About the word balk
balk
the area on a billiard table behind the balkline, something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress, one of several parallel sloping beams
Embarrassment,hurdle,let,obstacle,obstruction,Barrier,block,Burden,chain,clog
advantage,catalyst,impetus,incentive,spur,stimulus,aid,assistance,benefit,Break
balize => beacon, balistraria => Balistraria, balistoid => ballistic, balistidae => Triggerfishes, balistes vetula => Triggerfish,
