Definitions for balkbɔk
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
balkbɔk(v.i.)
to refuse curtly and firmly (usu. fol. by at).
to stop short and stubbornly refuse to go on.
to commit a balk in baseball.
Category: Sport
(v.t.)to place an obstacle in the way of; hinder; thwart.
(n.)a baseball pitcher's illegal motion or feint, penalized by awarding a runner or runners an advance to the next base.
Category: Sport
a check or hindrance; defeat; disappointment.
a strip of land left unplowed.
any heavy timber used for building purposes.
Category: Building Trades
Origin of balk:
bef. 900; ME; OE balca covering, beam, ridge, c. ON bǫlkr bar, partition
balk′er(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
balk, baulk(noun)
the area on a billiard table behind the balkline
"a player with ball in hand must play from the balk"
hindrance, hinderance, deterrent, impediment, balk, baulk, check, handicap(noun)
something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
rafter, balk, baulk(noun)
one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
balk(verb)
an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base
resist, balk, baulk, jib(verb)
refuse to comply
Wiktionary
balk(Noun)
ridge, an unplowed strip of land. (One use is to walk on it.)
balk(Noun)
beam, crossbeam.
balk(Noun)
hindrance.
balk(Noun)
blunder.
balk(Noun)
deceptive motion; feint
balk(Verb)
to pass over or by.
balk(Verb)
to stop, check, block.
balk(Verb)
to stop short and refuse to go on.
balk(Verb)
to refuse suddenly.
Webster Dictionary
Balk(verb)
a ridge of land left unplowed between furrows, or at the end of a field; a piece missed by the plow slipping aside
Balk(verb)
a great beam, rafter, or timber; esp., the tie-beam of a house. The loft above was called "the balks."
Balk(verb)
one of the beams connecting the successive supports of a trestle bridge or bateau bridge
Balk(verb)
a hindrance or disappointment; a check
Balk(verb)
a sudden and obstinate stop; a failure
Balk(verb)
a deceptive gesture of the pitcher, as if to deliver the ball
Balk(verb)
to leave or make balks in
Balk(verb)
to leave heaped up; to heap up in piles
Balk(verb)
to omit, miss, or overlook by chance
Balk(verb)
to miss intentionally; to avoid; to shun; to refuse; to let go by; to shirk
Balk(verb)
to disappoint; to frustrate; to foil; to baffle; to /hwart; as, to balk expectation
Balk(verb)
to engage in contradiction; to be in opposition
Balk(verb)
to stop abruptly and stand still obstinately; to jib; to stop short; to swerve; as, the horse balks
Balk(verb)
to indicate to fishermen, by shouts or signals from shore, the direction taken by the shoals of herring
Translations for balk
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
beam(noun)
a long straight piece of wood, often used in ceilings.
- balkAfrikaans
- عارِضَةٌ خَشَبِيَّهArabic
- гредаBulgarian
- vigaPortuguese (BR)
- trámCzech
- der BalkenGerman
- bjælkeDanish
- δοκάριGreek
- vigaSpanish
- laetalaEstonian
- تیرچه؛ تیرFarsi
- palkkiFinnish
- poutreFrench
- קוֹרָהHebrew
- तराजू आदि का डण्डाHindi
- gredaCroatian
- gerendaHungarian
- kayu palang, balokIndonesian
- bjálki, bitiIcelandic
- traveItalian
- 梁Japanese
- 들보Korean
- sijaLithuanian
- sija; baļķisLatvian
- alangMalay
- balkDutch
- bjelkeNorwegian
- belkaPolish
- تیرچه؛ تیرPersian
- ميله، تير، د تلې ډنډهPashto
- vigaPortuguese
- grindăRomanian
- балкаRussian
- trámSlovak
- tramSlovenian
- gredaSerbian
- bjälkeSwedish
- คานรับน้ำหนักThai
- kirişTurkish
- 樑Chinese (Trad.)
- балкаUkrainian
- چھتوں میں استعمال ہونے والا شہتیرUrdu
- xà, rầmVietnamese
- 梁Chinese (Simp.)
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