balk
11balk — [v1] stop short cramp, crimp, demur, desist, dodge, evade, flinch, hesitate, recoil, refuse, resist, shirk, shrink from, shy, turn down, upset apple cart*; concepts 119,121,188 balk [v2] thwart baffle, bar, beat, check, circumvent, counteract,… …
12balk'd — adjective (Shakespeare) • • • Main Entry: ↑balk …
13Balk [1] — Balk, Stadt, so v.w. Balkh …
14Balk [2] — Balk, Hermann, so v.w. Balck …
15Balk — (Balko), Hermann, Gründer der Herrschaft des Deutschen Ordens in Preußen und erster Landmeister daselbst, gest. 1239. Aus einer nieder sächsisch märkischen Familie gebürtig, ward er 1230 vom Hochmeister Hermann von Salza auf Bitten Herzog Konrads …
16Balk — Balk, Hermann von, Landmeister des Deutschen Ordens 1230 39, kämpfte siegreich gegen die heidn. Preußen; Gründer von Thorn, Kulm, Elbing und Marienwerder …
17balk — I verb avert, baffle, bar, be obstructive, block, check, counter, counteract, countercheck, curb, defeat, delay, detain, eludere, estop, foil, forefend, forestall, frustrari, frustrate, give trouble, halt, hamper, hinder, hold in check, hold back …
18balk at — index avoid (evade) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
19balk — vb 1 *frustrate, thwart, foil, baffle, circumvent, outwit Analogous words: defeat, beat, lick, *conquer, overcome: block, obstruct, impede, *hinder: *prevent, forestall Antonyms: forward Contrasted words: further, promote, * …
20Balk — In baseball, a pitcher may commit a number of illegal motions or actions which constitute a balk. The balk is called no pitch and each runner is awarded one base and the batter returns to bat with the previous pitch count.There are two… …
