balked

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past of balk
{s} hindered, thwarted; betrayed; hesitated
balked at
flinched at, hesitated at, resisted, was reluctant
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ridge, an unplowed strip of land. (One use is to walk on it.)
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hindrance
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to refuse suddenly
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to pass over or by
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beam
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deceptive motion; feint

badminton motion used to deceive an opponent during a serve.

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{v} to disappoint, miss of, refuse
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{n} a rafter, beam, ridge, disappointment
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the area on a billiard table behind the balkline; "a player with ball in hand must play from the balk"
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A sudden and obstinate stop; a failure
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To engage in contradiction; to be in opposition
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something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
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If you balk at something, you definitely do not want to do it or to let it happen. Even biology undergraduates may balk at animal experiments Last October the bank balked, alarmed that a $24m profit had turned into a $20m deficit
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The loft above was called "the balks
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{f} refuse to move forward; hesitate; hinder, thwart
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1) An incomplete approach in which the bowler does not deliver the ball; 2) to interfere or cause another bowler to stop his approach or not complete it in his normal fashion
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blunder
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an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base the area on a billiard table behind the balkline; "a player with ball in hand must play from the balk
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An illegal act by the pitcher with at least one runner on base All runners are entitled to advance one base
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to stop, check, block
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To stop abruptly and stand still obstinately; to jib; to stop short; to swerve; as, the horse balks
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" One of the beams connecting the successive supports of a trestle bridge or bateau bridge
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To indicate to fishermen, by shouts or signals from shore, the direction taken by the shoals of herring
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To leave or make balks in
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Usually a false start, on which the diver begins the approach but doesn't complete the dive A balk also occurs when the diver loses balance on an armstand dive and the feet touch the platform A balk results in a score of zero for that dive
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a narrow barrier of earth within the ditch of an earthwork that was purposely left undug
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refuse to comply
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To disappoint; to frustrate; to foil; to baffle; to thwart; as, to balk expectation
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Any deceptive movement that disconcerts an opponent before or during the service; often called a "feint "
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To leave heaped up; to heap up in piles
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An illegal pitch, or illegal move by a pitcher See the Balk rule in section 2 of the FAQ
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an illegal motion intended to deceive a runner
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• Your inadvertent signal that the vendor interprets as meaning you want to buy ten hot dogs
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A deceptive gesture of the pitcher, as if to deliver the ball
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to stop short and refuse to go on
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Penalty for an illegal movement by the pitcher The rule is designed to prevent pitchers from deliberately deceiving the runners If called, baserunners advance one base
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an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base
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the tie- beam of a house
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One of the beams connecting the successive supports of a trestle bridge or bateau bridge
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Any deceptive movement that disconcerts an opponent before or during the service
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If the pitcher stops his motion toward home plate once movement toward the plate has begun, and he turns to throw to another base, a balk is rewarded to the batter This results in a ball being called and each of the base runners advancing one base
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An illegal pitching motion, usually one which is stopped too late It entitles all runners at bases (except the batter) to advance one base A runner at third base will therefore score
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A hindrance or disappointment; a check
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{i} unplowed ridge of land; rafter; incomplete and thus illegal move made by a pitcher (Baseball); block
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A ridge of land left unplowed between furrows, or at the end of a field; a piece missed by the plow slipping aside
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When a bowler does not complete the delivery on the approach, stopping in mid swing without releasing the ball
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To miss intentionally; to avoid; to shun; to refuse; to let go by; to shirk
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one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
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This term means to stop short of an obstacle
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To omit, miss, or overlook by chance
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An illegal movement by a pitcher that results in runners moving up one base The most typical balk occurs when a pitcher, with runners on base, begins his motion towards home plate to throw a pitch and then stops before delivering the ball
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A great beam, rafter, or timber; esp
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