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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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