1. The area on a billiard table behind the balkline
   - balk 
2. Something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
   - hindrance, hinderance, deterrent, impediment, balk, check, handicap 
3. One of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
   - rafter, balk

1. Refuse to comply
   - resist, balk, jib 
2. Pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
   - hesitate, waver, waffle, balk

Derived forms: baulked, baulks, baulking

See also: baulker [Brit]

Type of: area, beam, difficulty, disobey, expanse, surface area

Part of: billiard table, pool table, snooker table

Encyclopedia: Baulk

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