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Meaning of balk
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
balk
n 1: the area on a billiard table behind the balkline; "a player
with ball in hand must play from the balk" [syn: {balk},
{baulk}]
2: something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or
progress [syn: {hindrance}, {hinderance}, {deterrent},
{impediment}, {balk}, {baulk}, {check}, {handicap}]
3: one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
[syn: {rafter}, {balk}, {baulk}]
4: an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base
v 1: refuse to comply [syn: {resist}, {balk}, {baulk}, {jib}]
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