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balk

/ balk /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base
Type of:
pitch delivery
noun Sense 2
the area on a billiard table behind the balkline
"a player with ball in hand must play from the balk"
Type of:
area expanse surface area
Has parts:
pool table billiard table snooker table
noun Sense 3
one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
Type of:
beam
Derived:
rafter
verb Sense 4
refuse to comply
Type of:
disobey
Derived:
balker baulker noncompliant adversary antagonist
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 5
something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
Type of:
difficulty
Kinds of:
albatross millstone bind drag obstacle
Derived:
handicap hinder hamper impede deter
Semantic Complexity
60%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
27
Times Searched
3
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pitch delivery area expanse surface area beam disobey difficulty albatross millstone bind drag