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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}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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