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Quick definitions from WordNet (balk)
▸ noun: an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base
▸ noun: the area on a billiard table behind the balkline ("A player with ball in hand must play from the balk")
▸ noun: one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
▸ noun: something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
▸ verb: refuse to comply
▸ name: A surname (common: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #15929)
▸ Also see balks
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▸ noun: an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base
▸ noun: the area on a billiard table behind the balkline ("A player with ball in hand must play from the balk")
▸ noun: one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
▸ noun: something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
▸ verb: refuse to comply
▸ name: A surname (common: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #15929)
▸ Also see balks
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to balk
▸ Usage examples for balk
▸ Idioms related to balk (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing balk
▸ Words that often appear near balk
▸ Rhymes of balk
▸ Invented words related to balk