āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
to balk
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āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻž āĻāϰāĻž, āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
to be reluctant to do something or allow it to happen, particularly because it is dangerous, difficult, or unpleasant
Dialect
American
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He was balking at the thought of climbing the dangerous mountain.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻā§āĻāύāĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻāϰā§āĻšāĻŖā§āϰ āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻžāĻā§āϰāϏā§āϤ āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤
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āĻŦāϞā§āĻ, āĻ āĻŦā§āϧ āĻāĻžāϰā§āϝāĻāϞāĻžāĻĒ
(in baseball) an illegal action by the pitcher, such as a deceptive motion or failure to complete a pitch that results in base runners advancing
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His hesitation during the windup was ruled a balk.
āĻāĻāύā§āĻĄāĻāĻĒā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāϞā§āĻ āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽ, āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ
a structural beam used to support the roof of a building, typically sloped and arranged in parallel
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Heavy snow put pressure on the wooden balks supporting the barn.
āĻāĻžāϰ⧠āϤā§āώāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻ ā§āϰ āĻŦā§āĻŽāĻā§āϞāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§ āϝāĻž āĻā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞāĻāϰāĻā§ āϏāĻŽāϰā§āĻĨāύ āĻāϰāĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦāύā§āϧāĻāϤāĻž
something that prevents or slows down movement or progress
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Her indecision acted as a balk to completing the project.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ
āύāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāϝāĻŧāϤāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻāϞā§āĻĒāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻž āĻšāĻŋāϏā§āĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻ āĻā§āĻāϞ, āĻŦāĻžāϞā§āĻ
(in cue sports) the rectangular area at one end of the table, where certain rules restrict ball placement and play
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He struggled to make a clean shot from within the balk.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ balk āĻāϰ āĻāĻŋāϤāϰ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻļāĻ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āϏāĻāĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
balker
balking
balk
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