balk

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the area on a billiard table behind the balkline
something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base
refuse to comply
A ridge of land left unplowed between furrows, or at the end of a field
A great beam, rafter, or timber
One of the beams connecting the successive supports of a trestle bridge or bateau bridge
A hindrance or disappointment
A sudden and obstinate stop
A deceptive gesture of the pitcher, as if to deliver the ball
To leave or make balks in
To leave heaped up
To omit, miss, or overlook by chance
To miss intentionally
To disappoint
To engage in contradiction
To stop abruptly and stand still obstinately
To indicate to fishermen, by shouts or signals from shore, the direction taken by the shoals of herring
Residential area (city, town, village) in Iraq in As Sulaymaniyah
Residential area (city, town, village) in Netherlands in Friesland
Residential area (city, town, village) in Turkey in Kahramanmaras

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