Portuguese Meaning of balk

balk

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Definitions and Meaning of balk in English

Wordnet

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

Wordnet

balk (v)

refuse to comply

Webster

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.

Webster

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

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