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Balk :: Balk (v. t.) To disappoint; to frustrate; to foil; to baffle; to /hwart; as, to balk expectation..

Balker :: Balker (n.) A person who stands on a rock or eminence to espy the shoals of herring, etc., and to give notice to the men in boats which way they pass; a conder; a huer..

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

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

Conder :: Conder (n.) One who watches shoals of fish; a balker. See Balker.

Balkingly :: Balkingly (adv.) In a manner to balk or frustrate.

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

Balk :: Balk (v. t.) To leave or make balks in.

Balk :: Balk (v. i.) A ridge of land left unplowed between furrows, or at the end of a field; a piece missed by the plow slipping aside..

Bierbalk :: Bierbalk (n.) A church road (e. g., a path across fields) for funerals..

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

Disappointed :: Disappointed (a.) Defeated of expectation or hope; balked; as, a disappointed person or hope..

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. i.) A hindrance or disappointment; a check.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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