Balk
[n] an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base
[n] one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
[n] something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
[n] the area on a billiard table behind the balkline; "a player with ball in hand must play from the balk"
[v] refuse to comply
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Synonyms
baulk, baulk, baulk, baulk, check, deterrent, handicap, hindrance, impediment, jib, rafter, resist
Related Terms
baffle, bafflement, balk at, balking, be unwilling, beam, beat, begrudge, betrayed hope, bevue, bilk, blast, blasted expectation, blighted hope, blow, boggle, brave, buffet, cast down, challenge, check, checkmate, circumvent, comedown, confound, confoundi