Balk ¹

Definition: A ridge of land left unplowed between furrows, or at the end of a field; a piece missed by the plow slipping aside.

Balk ²

Definition: A great beam, rafter, or timber; esp., the tie-beam of a house. The loft above was called "the balks."

Balk ³

Definition: One of the beams connecting the successive supports of a trestle bridge or bateau bridge.

Balk ⁴

Definition: A hindrance or disappointment; a check.

Balk ⁵

Definition: A sudden and obstinate stop; a failure.

Balk ⁶

Definition: A deceptive gesture of the pitcher, as if to deliver the ball.

Balk ⁷

Definition: To leave or make balks in.

Balk ⁸

Definition: To leave heaped up; to heap up in piles.

Balk ⁹

Definition: To omit, miss, or overlook by chance.

Balk ¹⁰

Definition: To miss intentionally; to avoid; to shun; to refuse; to let go by; to shirk.

Balk ¹¹

Definition: To disappoint; to frustrate; to foil; to baffle; to /hwart; as, to balk expectation.

Balk ¹²

Definition: To engage in contradiction; to be in opposition.

Balk ¹³

Definition: To stop abruptly and stand still obstinately; to jib; to stop short; to swerve; as, the horse balks.

Balk ¹⁴

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

balk ¹⁵

Definition: an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base

balk ¹⁶

Definition: one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof

balk ¹⁷

Definition: something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

balk ¹⁸

Definition: the area on a billiard table behind the balkline; "a player with ball in hand must play from the balk"

balk ¹⁹

Definition: refuse to comply