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Word: Balk
Speech Type: Verb
late Old English balc, from Old Norse bálkr ‘partition’. The original use was ‘unploughed ridge’, later ‘land left unploughed by mistake’, hence ‘blunder, omission’, giving rise to the verb use ‘miss (a chance)’. A late Middle English sense ‘obstacle’ gave rise to the verb senses ‘hesitate’ and ‘hinder’
bɔː(l)k
hesitate or be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking
Short Definition:hesitate
Examples:- he balked at such a drastic solution
- baulk
Word: Balk
Speech Type: Noun
bɔː(l)k
a roughly squared timber beam
Short Definition:timber beam
Examples:- a balk of timber
the area on a billiard table between the balk line and the bottom cushion, within which in some circumstances a ball is protected from a direct stroke.
Short Definition:area on billiard table
an unlawful action made by a pitcher that may deceive a base runner.
Short Definition:unlawful action by pitcher
a ridge left unploughed between furrows.
Short Definition:unploughed ridge
- baulk
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