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'balk' - used as a noun
1. the area on a billiard table behind the balkline
a player with ball in hand must play from the balk
2. something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
3. one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
4. an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base

'balk' - used as a verb
5. refuse to comply
6. pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness

derived forms
1. Balk / Plural
balks
2. Balk / Past
balked
3. Balk / Third Person
balks
4. Balk / Present Participle
balking
Variations of 'balk'
 
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