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Take :: Take (v. t.) Not to refuse or balk at; to undertake readily; to clear; as, to take a hedge or fence..

Balk :: Balk (v. i.) To engage in contradiction; to be in opposition.

Balk :: Balk (v. i.) A deceptive gesture of the pitcher, as if to deliver the ball..

Foil :: Foil (v. t.) To render (an effort or attempt) vain or nugatory; to baffle; to outwit; to balk; to frustrate; to defeat.

Balkish :: Balkish (a.) Uneven; ridgy.

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

Balking :: Balking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bal.

Balk :: Balk (v. i.) To indicate to fishermen, by shouts or signals from shore, the direction taken by the shoals of herring..

Balk :: Balk (v. i.) To stop abruptly and stand still obstinately; to jib; to stop short; to swerve; as, the horse balks..

Balker :: Balker (n.) One who, or that which balks..

Balk :: Balk (v. t.) To leave heaped up; to heap up in piles.

Balk :: Balk (v. i.) A great beam, rafter, or timber; esp., the tie-beam of a house. The loft above was called the balks..

Balk :: Balk (v. i.) One of the beams connecting the successive supports of a trestle bridge or bateau bridge.

Gibber :: Gibber (n.) A balky horse.

Baulk :: Baulk (n. & v.) See Balk.

Balk :: Balk (v. i.) A sudden and obstinate stop; a failure.

Gib :: Gib (v. i.) To balk. See Jib, v. i..

Balky :: Balky (a.) Apt to balk; as, a balky horse..

Balk :: Balk (v. t.) To omit, miss, or overlook by chance..

Wreck :: Wreck (v. t.) To involve in a wreck; hence, to cause to suffer ruin; to balk of success, and bring disaster on..

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