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Balk Meaning and Definition from WordNet (r) 2.0

the area on a billiard table behind the balkline; "a player with ball in hand must play from the balk" [syn: baulk]
something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress [syn: hindrance, deterrent, impediment, baulk, check, handicap]
one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof [syn: rafter, baulk]
an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base v : refuse to comply [syn: resist, baulk, jib]

Balk Meaning and Definition from Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

A ridge of land left unplowed between furrows, or at the end of a field; a piece missed by the plow slipping aside. Bad plowmen made balks of such ground. --Fuller.
A great beam, rafter, or timber; esp., the tie-beam of a house. The loft above was called ``the balks.'' Tubs hanging in the balks. --Chaucer.
(Mil.) One of the beams connecting the successive supports of a trestle bridge or bateau bridge.
A hindrance or disappointment; a check. A balk to the confidence of the bold undertaker. --South.
A sudden and obstinate stop; a failure.
(Baseball) A deceptive gesture of the pitcher, as if to deliver the ball. Balk line (Billiards), a line across a billiard table near one end, marking a limit within which the cue balls are placed in beginning a game; also, a line around the table, parallel to the sides, used in playing a particular game, called the balk line game.

Balk Meaning and Definition from Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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MLB may make trick pickoff move a balk - CNN Sports Illustrated
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California Democrats balk at deeper cuts for state's poorest residents - Sacramento Bee
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