balk
noun
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an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base
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one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roofrafterbaulk
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something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progressdeterrentcheckhindrancehinderanceimpedimentbaulkhandicap
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the area on a billiard table behind the balkline“a player with ball in hand must play from the balk”baulk
verb
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to refuse to comply“When my employer asked me to break the law, I balked.”jibbaulkresist