balk
has definitions from the field of baseball
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[ verb ] refuse to comply
Used in print (Joseph Chadwick, No Land Is Free....)Macklin balked again , not wanting to unlock and open the door . Related terms |
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[ noun ] something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
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[ noun ] the area on a billiard table behind the balkline
Synonyms Examples "a player with ball in hand must play from the balk" Related terms |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 15929
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[ noun ] (baseball) an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base
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