Balk
51balk — dep (béisbol) Puede traducirse como engaño, movimiento …
52Balk — 1. Berufsübernamen zu mhd. balke »Balken« für einen Zimmermann. 2. Bei Herkunft aus der Lausitz ist auch an eine sorbische Koseform von Balthasar zu denken …
53balk — To stop short of an obstacle …
54balk — I Cleveland Dialect List (pronounced [bawk]) a beam; a ridge of land left between two furrows or by the wall or hedge side II North Country (Newcastle) Words a strong piece of timber for supporting the roof in a coal pit III North Country… …
55balk — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. rebel; stop, shy; hinder, thwart, foil, frustrate. See hindrance, refusal, disappointment. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To refuse] Syn. demur, resist, recoil, be unwilling; see hesitate , refuse 1 . 2. [To… …
56balk — bÉ”Ëk n. unplowed ridge of land; rafter; incomplete and thus illegal move made by a pitcher (Baseball); block v. refuse to move forward; hesitate; hinder, thwart …
57balk at — reject, refuse, resist, be reluctant …
58balk — verb &noun chiefly US variant spelling of baulk …
59balk — v. a. Disappoint, frustrate, defeat, foil, baffle, disconcert, thwart …
60balk — 1 also baulk BrE verb 1 (I) to not want to or refuse to do something that is difficult, or frightening: Perry seemed interested, but baulked when he heard the price. 2 (intransitive + at) if a horse balks at a fence etc, it stops suddenly and… …