balk
21balk — {{11}}balk (n.) O.E. balca ridge, bank, from or influenced by O.N. balkr ridge of land, especially between two plowed furrows, both from P.Gmc. *balkan , *belkan (Cf. O.S. balko, Dan. bjelke, O.Fris. balka, O.H.G. balcho, Ger. Balken beam, rafter …
22balk — balker, n. balkingly, adv. /bawk/, v.i. 1. to stop, as at an obstacle, and refuse to proceed or to do something specified (usually fol. by at): He balked at making the speech. 2. (of a horse, mule, etc.) to stop short and stubbornly refuse to go… …
23balk — v. (D; intr.) to balk at (he balked at the price) * * * [bɔː(l)k] (D; intr.) to balk at (he balked at the price) to balk in (to balk in the sunshine; to balk in the adulation of one s followers) …
24balk — balk1 [ bɔk ] verb intransitive 1. ) to be unwilling to do something or let something happen, because you believe that it is wrong or that it will cause problems: Voters would balk if either candidate made such a proposal. balk at: They really… …
25Balk — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Balk peut faire référence à : Balk, un village néerlandais de la Frise, Fairuza Balk, une actrice américaine, Mikhaïl Dmitrieivitch Balk : (1754 …
26Balk — This interesting topographical name is of Olde English pre 10th century origin and derives from Balca , which translates as the ridge or possibly a bridge formed with tree trunks. The name can also be locational and derive from the village of… …
27balk — [[t]bɔ͟ːlk, AM bɔ͟ːk[/t]] balks, balking, balked also baulk VERB If you balk at something, you definitely do not want to do it or to let it happen. [V at n] Even biology undergraduates may balk at animal experiments... Last October the bank… …
28balk — [[t]bɔk[/t]] v. i. 1) to refuse curtly and firmly (usu. fol. by at) 2) to stop short and stubbornly refuse to go on 3) spo to commit a balk in baseball 4) to place an obstacle in the way of; hinder; thwart 5) spo a baseball pitcher s illegal… …
29balk — baulk, balk 1. pronunciation. It should be pronounced bawlk (with l). 2. spelling. The usual BrE spelling is baulk, although balk is more common in AmE. The primary use is as a verb meaning (1) followed by at: ‘to hesitate, refuse to go on’, as… …
30balk — I. noun Etymology: Middle English balke, from Old English balca; akin to Old High German balko beam, Latin fulcire to prop, Greek phalanx log, phalanx Date: before 12th century 1. a ridge of land left unplowed as a dividing line or through… …
