Definition of balk

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

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Sneak-cup :: Sneak-cup (n.) One who sneaks from his cups; one who balks his glass.
Disappointed :: Disappointed (a.) Defeated of expectation or hope; balked; as, a disappointed person or hope..
Jib :: "Jib (v. i.) To move restively backward or sidewise, -- said of a horse; to balk..
Discomfit :: Discomfit (v. t.) To break up and frustrate the plans of; to balk/ to throw into perplexity and dejection; to disconcert.
Balky :: Balky (a.) Apt to balk; as, a balky horse..
Wreck :: Wreck (v. t.) To involve in a wreck; hence, to cause to suffer ruin; to balk of success, and bring disaster on..
Balk :: Balk (v. t.) To leave or make balks in.
Bierbalk :: Bierbalk (n.) A church road (e. g., a path across fields) for funerals..
Take :: Take (v. t.) Not to refuse or balk at; to undertake readily; to clear; as, to take a hedge or fence..
Bilk :: Bilk (n.) A thwarting an adversary in cribbage by spoiling his score; a balk.
Balk :: Balk (v. t.) To omit, miss, or overlook by chance..
Balk :: Balk (v. i.) A deceptive gesture of the pitcher, as if to deliver the ball..
Balkish :: Balkish (a.) Uneven; ridgy.
Balk :: Balk (v. t.) To leave heaped up; to heap up in piles.
Balk :: Balk (v. i.) A hindrance or disappointment; a check.
Balker :: Balker (n.) One who, or that which balks..
Balk :: Balk (v. t.) To miss intentionally; to avoid; to shun; to refuse; to let go by; to shirk.
Balk :: Balk (v. i.) To stop abruptly and stand still obstinately; to jib; to stop short; to swerve; as, the horse balks..
Gib :: Gib (v. i.) To balk. See Jib, v. i..
Balking :: Balking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bal.
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