1. Stopping short and refusing to go on
   - balking [N. Amer], balky, baulky [Brit]

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

See also: baulker [Brit], intractable

Type of: disobey

Encyclopedia: Baulk

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