Associations to the word «Balk»

BALK, noun. An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing.

BALK, noun. (archaeology) the wall of earth at the edge of an excavation

BALK, noun. Beam, crossbeam

BALK, noun. A hindrance or disappointment; a check.

BALK, noun. A sudden and obstinate stop; a failure.

BALK, noun. (sports) deceptive motion; feint

BALK, noun. (baseball) an illegal motion by the pitcher, intended to deceive a runner

BALK, noun. (badminton) motion used to deceive an opponent during a serve

BALK, verb. (archaic) To pass over or by.

BALK, verb. To omit, miss, or overlook by chance.

BALK, verb. (obsolete) To miss intentionally; to avoid; to shun; to refuse; to let go by; to shirk.

BALK, verb. To stop, check, block.

BALK, verb. To stop short and refuse to go on.

BALK, verb. To refuse suddenly.

BALK, verb. To disappoint; to frustrate; to foil; to baffle; to thwart.

BALK, verb. To engage in contradiction; to be in opposition.

BALK, verb. To leave or make balks in.

BALK, verb. To leave heaped up; to heap up in piles.

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

BALK, noun. The area on a billiard table behind the balkline; "a player with ball in hand must play from the balk".

BALK, noun. Something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress.

BALK, noun. One of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof.

BALK, noun. An illegal pitching motion while runners are on base.

BALK, verb. Refuse to comply.