Definition of balk

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Balk (v. i.) A hindrance or disappointment; a check.

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Huer :: Huer (n.) One who cries out or gives an alarm; specifically, a balker; a conder. See Balker..
Balk :: Balk (v. t.) To leave heaped up; to heap up in piles.
Take :: Take (v. t.) Not to refuse or balk at; to undertake readily; to clear; as, to take a hedge or fence..
Gib :: Gib (v. i.) To balk. See Jib, v. i..
Bierbalk :: Bierbalk (n.) A church road (e. g., a path across fields) for funerals..
Balk :: Balk (v. i.) To stop abruptly and stand still obstinately; to jib; to stop short; to swerve; as, the horse balks..
Wreck :: Wreck (v. t.) To involve in a wreck; hence, to cause to suffer ruin; to balk of success, and bring disaster on..
Balky :: Balky (a.) Apt to balk; as, a balky horse..
Disappoint :: Disappoint (v. t.) To defeat of expectation or hope; to hinder from the attainment of that which was expected, hoped, or desired; to balk; as, a man is disappointed of his hopes or expectations, or his hopes, desires, intentions, expectations, or plans are disappointed; a bad season disappoints the farmer of his crops; a defeat disappoints an enemy of his spoil..
Gibber :: Gibber (n.) A balky horse.
Discomfit :: Discomfit (v. t.) To break up and frustrate the plans of; to balk/ to throw into perplexity and dejection; to disconcert.
Balk :: Balk (v. t.) To disappoint; to frustrate; to foil; to baffle; to /hwart; as, to balk expectation..
Jib :: "Jib (v. i.) To move restively backward or sidewise, -- said of a horse; to balk..
Balk :: Balk (v. i.) A hindrance or disappointment; a check.
Foil :: Foil (v. t.) To render (an effort or attempt) vain or nugatory; to baffle; to outwit; to balk; to frustrate; to defeat.
Balked :: Balked (imp. & p. p.) of Bal.
Balker :: Balker (n.) One who, or that which balks..
Balk :: Balk (v. t.) To leave or make balks in.
Baulk :: Baulk (n. & v.) See Balk.
Resaw :: Resaw (v. t.) To saw again; specifically, to saw a balk, or a timber, which has already been squared, into dimension lumber, as joists, boards, etc..
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