Definiciones
1.NounAn uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing.
2.NounThe wall of earth at the edge of an excavation.
3.NounBeam, crossbeam; squared timber; a tie beam of a house, stretching from wall to wall, especially when laid so as to form a loft, "the balks".
4.NounA hindrance or disappointment; a check.
5.NounA sudden and obstinate stop.
6.NounAn omission.
7.NounA deceptive motion.
8.NounAn illegal motion by the pitcher, intended to deceive a runner.
9.NounA motion used to deceive the opponent during a serve.
10.NounThe area of the table lying behind the line from which the cue ball is initially shot, and from which a ball in hand must be played.
11.NounThe area of the table lying behind the baulk line.
12.NounThe rope by which fishing nets are fastened together.
13.VerbTo be unwilling to do something; to refuse to proceed or do or allow something, either in general or only temporarily."balked at paying a day's wages for a pencil; he said he would buy her one, but when he saw the price, he balked"
14.VerbTo stop short and refuse to go on or do something (such as jump)."The horse balked."
15.VerbTo move fitfully, stopping frequently.
16.VerbTo leave or make a balk or balks (ridges) in; to leave a ridge in by leaving partly unploughed.
17.VerbTo stop, check, block (by or as if by an obstacle); to hinder, impede, thwart.
18.VerbTo leave heaped up; to heap up in piles.
19.VerbTo pass over or by (either by chance or intentionally); to avoid in passing.
To omit, miss, or overlook by chance, error, or inadvertance.
20.VerbTo omit, miss, or overlook by chance, error, or inadvertance.
21.VerbTo miss intentionally; to avoid, ignore, or shun.
22.VerbTo refuse or fail to use (something), either through error or intentionally.
To refuse (something).
To let (something) slip; to fail to use or seize or keep (something)."to balk an opportunity"
23.VerbTo refuse (something).
24.VerbTo let (something) slip; to fail to use or seize or keep (something)."to balk an opportunity"
25.VerbTo disappoint, frustrate, or check."to balk expectation"
26.VerbTo quibble or bandy words with; engage in opposing, contradicting, or arguing with.
27.VerbTo make a balk, a deceptive motion to deceive another player.
28.NounA small brass ornament fixed at the top of a wand.