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Meaning of balk
1 definition found 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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