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The Meaning of balk
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(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.
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(v. i.) A great beam, rafter, or timber; esp., the tie-beam of a house. The loft above was called \"the balks.\"
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(v. i.) One of the beams connecting the successive supports of a trestle bridge or bateau bridge.
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(v. i.) A hindrance or disappointment; a check.
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(v. i.) A sudden and obstinate stop; a failure.
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(v. i.) A deceptive gesture of the pitcher, as if to deliver the ball.
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(v. t.) To leave or make balks in.
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(v. t.) To leave heaped up; to heap up in piles.
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(v. t.) To omit, miss, or overlook by chance.
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(v. t.) To miss intentionally; to avoid; to shun; to refuse; to let go by; to shirk.
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(v. t.) To disappoint; to frustrate; to foil; to baffle; to /hwart; as, to balk expectation.
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(v. i.) To engage in contradiction; to be in opposition.
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(v. i.) To stop abruptly and stand still obstinately; to jib; to stop short; to swerve; as, the horse balks.
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(v. i.) To indicate to fishermen, by shouts or signals from shore, the direction taken by the shoals of herring.
Synonyms
rafter
,
impediment
,
hinderance
,
check
,
baulk
,
deterrent
,
hindrance
,
handicap
,
hitch
,
verification
,
impedimenta
,
stoppage
,
disability
,
halt
,
chip
,
tab
,
arrest
,
tick
,
check-out procedure
,
confirmation
,
impairment
,
check mark
,
obstruction
,
checkout
,
curb
,
chit
,
stop
,
disablement
,
cheque
,
obstructer
,
substantiation
,
stay
,
obstructor
,
encumbrance
,
preventive
,
incumbrance
,
bank check
,
preventative
,
interference
,
assay
,
bridle
,
raftsman
,
raftman
,
reject
,
change course
,
gybe
,
stand
,
resist
,
hold out
,
fend
,
withstand
,
dissent
,
jib
,
stand firm
,
defy
,
refuse
,
protest
,
jibe
,
hinder
,
baffle
,
clog
,
foil
,
obstruct
,
retard
,
counteract
,
frustrate
,
oppose
,
bar
,
delay
,
hamper
,
prevent
,
block
,
embarrass
,
impede
,
thwart
,
encumber
,
interrupt
,
disobey
Homophones
baulk
Rhymes
ad-hoc
,
adcock
,
aftershock
,
airlock
,
alcock
,
antiknock
,
antilock
,
antioch
,
baack
,
bach
,
ballcock
,
bangkok
,
barach
,
baulk
,
bedrock
,
bloc
,
bloch
,
block
,
blok
,
boardwalk
,
boch
,
bock
,
bohlke
,
bok
,
broc
,
brock
,
calk
,
catwalk
,
caulk
,
chalk
,
chock
,
chok
,
clock
,
cloque
,
cock
,
comstock
,
cornstalk
,
croc
,
crock
,
crosstalk
,
crosswalk
,
dahlke
,
deadlock
,
doc
,
dock
,
eisenach
,
elcock
,
electroshock
,
erlach
,
estok
,
falk
,
falke
,
faulk
,
feedstock
,
flintlock
,
floc
,
flock
,
frock
,
fyock
,
gamecock
,
gawk
,
glock
,
gocke
,
gohlke
,
goshawk
,
gridlock
,
groch
,
haack
,
haacke
,
haak
,
hammerlock
,
hamrock
,
hancock
,
hassebrock
,
hauck
,
hauk
,
hauke
,
havelock
,
hawk
,
hawke
,
haycock
,
hemlock
,
hitchcock
,
hoc
,
hoch
,
hock
,
hollyhock
,
interlock
,
iraq
,
jacques
,
jaywalk
,
jock
,
kilmarnock
,
kloc
,
klock
,
klocke
,
knaack
,
knaak
,
knock
,
kock
,
kok
,
kroc
,
krock
,
krok
,
kwok
,
laack
,
laake
,
landlock
,
lauck
,
laughingstock
,
laycock
,
leacock
,
livestock
,
loch
,
lock
,
locke
,
maack
,
mach
,
madlock
,
manioc
,
maroc
,
matchlock
,
mauck
,
mauk
,
maycock
,
moch
,
mock
,
mohawk
,
mok
,
nighthawk
,
nock
,
norwalk
,
oarlock
,
och
,
overstock
,
padlock
,
pathak
,
peacock
,
ploch
,
plock
,
poch
,
pock
,
poppycock
,
reichenbach
,
restock
,
roadblock
,
roc
,
roch
,
rock
,
rocke
,
rocque
,
salk
,
sauk
,
schaack
,
schalk
,
schlock
,
schoch
,
shaak
,
shamrock
,
shedlock
,
sherlock
,
shock
,
shrock
,
shylock
,
sidewalk
,
skok
,
skroch
,
sleepwalk
,
smock
,
sock
,
sok
,
spock
,
spurlock
,
squawk
,
staack
,
stalk
,
stock
,
stocke
,
stokke
,
strock
,
talk
,
tock
,
tomahawk
,
toque
,
undock
,
unlock
,
vlok
,
vocke
,
waack
,
walk
,
walke
,
warloeck
,
wedlock
,
woodcock
,
woodstock
,
yeosock
,
zoch
,
zwack