balk

Definitions

1. 1intransitive verb

   A ridge of land left unplowed between furrows, or at the end of a field; a piece missed by the plow slipping aside.

2. 2intransitive verb

   A great beam, rafter, or timber; esp., the tie-beam of a house. The loft above was called "the balks."

3. 3intransitive verb

   One of the beams connecting the successive supports of a trestle bridge or bateau bridge.

4. 4intransitive verb

   A hindrance or disappointment; a check.

5. 5intransitive verb

   A sudden and obstinate stop; a failure.

6. 6intransitive verb

   A deceptive gesture of the pitcher, as if to deliver the ball.

7. 7transitive verb

   To leave or make balks in.

8. 8transitive verb

   To leave heaped up; to heap up in piles.

9. 9transitive verb

   To omit, miss, or overlook by chance.

10. 10transitive verb

    To miss intentionally; to avoid; to shun; to refuse; to let go by; to shirk.

11. 11transitive verb

    To disappoint; to frustrate; to foil; to baffle; to /hwart; as, to balk expectation.

12. 12intransitive verb

    To engage in contradiction; to be in opposition.

13. 13intransitive verb

    To stop abruptly and stand still obstinately; to jib; to stop short; to swerve; as, the horse balks.

14. 14intransitive verb

    To indicate to fishermen, by shouts or signals from shore, the direction taken by the shoals of herring.

15. 15noun

    an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base

16. 16noun

    one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof

    Synonyms

    baulkrafter
17. 17noun

    something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

    Synonyms

    baulkcheckdeterrenthandicaphinderancehindranceimpediment
18. 18noun

    the area on a billiard table behind the balkline

    "a player with ball in hand must play from the balk"

    Synonyms

    baulk
19. 19verb

    refuse to comply

    Synonyms

    baulkjibresist