Balk (IPA: /ˈbɑɫk/, /ˈbɔk/)
| 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. |
| Balk (v. i.) |
A great beam, rafter, or timber; esp., the tie-beam of a house. The loft above was called "LFT the balks." |
| Balk (v. i.) |
One of the beams connecting the successive supports of a trestle bridge or bateau bridge. |
| Balk (v. i.) |
A hindrance or disappointment; a check. |
| Balk (v. i.) |
A sudden and obstinate stop; a failure. |
| Balk (v. i.) |
A deceptive gesture of the pitcher, as if to deliver the ball. |
| Balk (v. t.) |
To leave or make balks in. |
| Balk (v. t.) |
To leave heaped up; to heap up in piles. |
| Balk (v. t.) |
To omit, miss, or overlook by chance. |
| Balk (v. t.) |
To miss intentionally; to avoid; to shun; to refuse; to let go by; to shirk. |
| Balk (v. t.) |
To disappoint; to frustrate; to foil; to baffle; to /hwart; as, to balk expectation. |
| Balk (v. i.) |
To engage in contradiction; to be in opposition. |
| Balk (v. i.) |
To stop abruptly and stand still obstinately; to jib; to stop short; to swerve; as, the horse balks. |
| Balk (v. i.) |
To indicate to fishermen, by shouts or signals from shore, the direction taken by the shoals of herring. |
| Balk |
Illegal pitching action in baseball |
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Town in Friesland, Netherlands |
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Street in Breda, the Netherlands |
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Street in Genemuiden, the Netherlands |
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Sculpture by Jan Van den Abbeel |
| Balk Synonyms |
Baulk |
| Balk Synonyms |
Check, Deterrent, Hinderance, Baulk, Impediment, Hindrance, Handicap |
| Balk Synonyms |
Rafter, Baulk |
| Balk Synonyms |
Jib, Baulk, Resist |
Balk Rhymes
Balk, Calk, Falk, Falke, Faulk, Gawk, Hauck, Hauk, Hauke, Hawk, Hawke, Kalk, Kauk, Lauck, Mauck, Mauk, Salk, Sauk, Schalk, Squawk, Stalk, Talk, Valk, Walk, Walke, Zwack, Balk, Dahlke |
Maroc, Yeosock |
| Balk (Last Name / Surname) |
Balk is the #9,991 most common last name / surname from the 2010 United States Census. The census reported that 3,228 people had that surname. |
| Spanish Translation |
Balk in Spanish is Obstáculo |
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