Definitions for 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.
  • Balk (v. i.) - A great beam, rafter, or timber; esp., the tie-beam of a house. The loft above was called \"the balks.\"
  • Balk (v. i.) - One of the beams connecting the successive supports of a trestle bridge or bateau bridge.
  • Balk (v. i.) - A hindrance or disappointment; a check.
  • Balk (v. i.) - A sudden and obstinate stop; a failure.
  • Balk (v. i.) - A deceptive gesture of the pitcher, as if to deliver the ball.
  • Balk (v. t.) - To leave or make balks in.
  • Balk (v. t.) - To leave heaped up; to heap up in piles.
  • Balk (v. t.) - To omit, miss, or overlook by chance.
  • Balk (v. t.) - To miss intentionally; to avoid; to shun; to refuse; to let go by; to shirk.
  • Balk (v. t.) - To disappoint; to frustrate; to foil; to baffle; to /hwart; as, to balk expectation.
  • Balk (v. i.) - To engage in contradiction; to be in opposition.
  • Balk (v. i.) - To stop abruptly and stand still obstinately; to jib; to stop short; to swerve; as, the horse balks.
  • Balk (v. i.) - To indicate to fishermen, by shouts or signals from shore, the direction taken by the shoals of herring.
  • Balked (imp. & p. p.) - of Balk
  • Balking (p. pr. & vb. n.) - of Balk
  • Balkingly (adv.) - In a manner to balk or frustrate.
  • Balkings - Sorry, we do not have a definition for this word
  • Balks - Sorry, we do not have a definition for this word
Words in your word
2 Letter Words
ab al ba ka la
3 Letter Words
alb bal kab lab
4 Letter Words
balk