balk

/bˈɔk/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

1. refuse to comply

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

Synonyms for balk

• resist
• baulk
• jib
• hindrance
• hinderance
• deterrent
• impediment
• check
• handicap
• rafter

Words that rhyme with balk

• walk
• talk
• stalk
• hawk
• calk
• squawk
• mohawk
• tomahawk
• gamecock
• gawk
• nighthawk
• airlock
• boardwalk
• cornstalk
• crosstalk
• goshawk
• jaywalk
• poppycock
• sidewalk
• sleepwalk
• warlock
• blackhawk
• echohawk
• falk
• falke
• faulk
• hauck
• hauk
• hauke
• hawke