balk has definitions from the field of baseball
1
[ verb ] refuse to comply

Synonyms

baulk jib resist

Used in print

(Joseph Chadwick, No Land Is Free....)

Macklin balked again , not wanting to unlock and open the door .

2
[ noun ] one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof

Synonyms

rafter baulk

Related terms

beam rafter

3
[ noun ] something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
4
[ noun ] the area on a billiard table behind the balkline

Synonyms

baulk

Examples

"a player with ball in hand must play from the balk"

Related terms

area pool_table

5
[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 15929
6
[ noun ] (baseball) an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base

Related terms

pitch

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