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List of meaning for balk

refuse to comply

balk, baulk(noun)

the area on a billiard table behind the balkline

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

hindrance, hinderance, deterrent, impediment, balk, baulk, check, handicap(noun)

something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

rafter, balk, baulk(noun)

one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof

balk(verb)

an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base

resist, balk, baulk, jib(verb)

refuse to comply

something that makes movement or progress difficult

the constant interruptions proved to be a balk to the flow of conversation

to prevent from achieving a goal

a young man with big dreams who refused to be balked by the many challenges he faced in making them a reality

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