baulk

Meaning of baulk

noun
  1. An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing.
  2. The wall of earth at the edge of an excavation.
  3. Beam, crossbeam; squared timber; a tie beam of a house, stretching from wall to wall, especially when laid so as to form a loft, "the balks".
  4. A hindrance or disappointment; a check.
  5. A sudden and obstinate stop; a failure.
  6. An omission.
  7. A deceptive motion; a feint.
  8. The area of the table lying behind the line from which the cue ball is initially shot, and from which a ball in hand must be played.
  9. The area of the table lying behind the baulk line.
  10. The rope by which fishing nets are fastened together.
verb
  1. To pass over or by.
  2. To omit, miss or overlook by chance.
  3. To miss intentionally; to avoid.
  4. To stop, check, block.
  5. To stop short and refuse to go on.
    The horse balked.
  6. To refuse suddenly.
  7. To disappoint; to frustrate.
    to balk expectation
  8. To engage in contradiction; to be in opposition.
  9. To leave or make balks in.
  10. To leave heaped up; to heap up in piles.

Information about baulk

  • The plural form of baulk is: baulks.
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Hyphenation of baulk

baulk

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
  • baulk is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

baulk synonyms

Meaning balk:

balk

Meaning hindrance:

hindrance, hinderance, deterrent, impediment, balk, check, handicap

Meaning rafter:

rafter, balk

Meaning resist:

resist, balk, jib

Meaning :

miss, overlook, avoid, refuse, shirk, shun, baffle, foil, frustrate, thwart

Anagrams of baulk

bulak, Kabul, kabul

Words that rhyme with baulk

caulk, waulk

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