Meaning of "balk" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BALK

Old English balca; related to Old Norse bálkr partition, Old High German balco beam.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF BALK

balk  [bɔːk]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BALK

Balk is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb balk in English.

WHAT DOES BALK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Balk

In baseball, a pitcher can commit a number of illegal motions or actions that constitute a balk. Most of these violations involve a pitcher pretending to pitch when he has no intention of doing so. In games played under the Official Baseball Rules, a balk results in a dead ball or delayed dead ball. In certain other circumstances, a balk may be wholly or partially disregarded. Under other rule sets, notably in the United States under the National Federation of High Schools Baseball Rules, a balk results in an immediate dead ball. In the event a balk is enforced, the pitch is generally nullified, each runner is awarded one base, and the batter remains at bat, and with the previous count. The balk rule in Major League Baseball was introduced in 1898.

Definition of balk in the English dictionary

The first definition of balk in the dictionary is usually foll by at to stop short, esp suddenly or unexpectedly; jib. Other definition of balk is foll by at to turn away abruptly; recoil. Balk is also to thwart, check, disappoint, or foil.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BALK

PRESENT

Present

I balk

you balk

he/she/it balks

we balk

you balk

they balk

Present continuous

I am balking

you are balking

he/she/it is balking

we are balking

you are balking

they are balking

Present perfect

I have balked

you have balked

he/she/it has balked

we have balked

you have balked

they have balked

Present perfect continuous

I have been balking

you have been balking

he/she/it has been balking

we have been balking

you have been balking

they have been balking

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I balked

you balked

he/she/it balked

we balked

you balked

they balked

Past continuous

I was balking

you were balking

he/she/it was balking

we were balking

you were balking

they were balking

Past perfect

I had balked

you had balked

he/she/it had balked

we had balked

you had balked

they had balked

Past perfect continuous

I had been balking

you had been balking

he/she/it had been balking

we had been balking

you had been balking

they had been balking

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will balk

you will balk

he/she/it will balk

we will balk

you will balk

they will balk

Future continuous

I will be balking

you will be balking

he/she/it will be balking

we will be balking

you will be balking

they will be balking

Future perfect

I will have balked

you will have balked

he/she/it will have balked

we will have balked

you will have balked

they will have balked

Future perfect continuous

I will have been balking

you will have been balking

he/she/it will have been balking

we will have been balking

you will have been balking

they will have been balking

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would balk

you would balk

he/she/it would balk

we would balk

you would balk

they would balk

Conditional continuous

I would be balking

you would be balking

he/she/it would be balking

we would be balking

you would be balking

they would be balking

Conditional perfect

I would have balk

you would have balk

he/she/it would have balk

we would have balk

you would have balk

they would have balk

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been balking

you would have been balking

he/she/it would have been balking

we would have been balking

you would have been balking

they would have been balking

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you balk
we let´s balk
you balk

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to balk

Past participle

balked

Present Participle

balking

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «BALK»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «balk» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of balk

baffle · bar · check · counteract · defeat · demur · disconcert · dodge · evade · falter · flinch · foil · forestall · frustrate · hesitate · hinder · jib · obstruct · prevent · quail · recoil · resist · shirk · shrink · thwart

TRANSLATION OF BALK

Find out the translation of balk to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of balk from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «balk» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 畏缩
• Translator English - Spanish: rehusar
• English: balk
• Translator English - Hindi: मेंड
• Translator English - Arabic: العارضه
• Translator English - Russian: брус
• Translator English - Portuguese: empacar
• Translator English - Bengali: কড়িকাঠ
• Translator English - French: regimber
• Translator English - Malay: Balk
• Translator English - German: zurückschrecken
• Translator English - Japanese: しり込みする
• Translator English - Korean: 꺼리다
• Translator English - Javanese: Balk
• Translator English - Vietnamese: sự cản trở
• Translator English - Tamil: தடையாக இருக்குமானால்
• Translator English - Marathi: बॉक
• Translator English - Turkish: ket
• Translator English - Italian: tirarsi indietro
• Translator English - Polish: miedza
• Translator English - Ukrainian: брус
• Translator English - Romanian: Balk
• Translator English - Greek: balk
• Translator English - Afrikaans: balk
• Translator English - Swedish: balk
• Translator English - Norwegian: balk

6 QUOTES WITH «BALK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word balk.

1

Fred Barnes

Presidents with strong nerves are decisive. They don't balk at unpopular decisions. They are willing to make people angry. Bush had strong nerves. Clinton, who passed up a chance to eliminate Osama bin Laden, did not. Obama is a people pleaser, a trait not normally associated with nerves of steel.

2

Alex Comfort

There are only two guidelines in good sex, don't do anything you don't really enjoy and find out what are your partner needs and don't balk them if you can help it.

3

Russell Pearce

When Maricopa County Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio cracked down on illegal immigration without getting permission from Obama, they threatened to revoke his 287(g) status. When Sheriff Joe refused to balk, they filed suit against him with a frivolous civil rights claim.

4

Smokey Robinson

I don't ever balk at being considered a Motown person, because Motown is the greatest musical event that ever happened in the history of music.

5

Wislawa Szymborska

I have sympathy for young people, for their growing pains, but I balk when these growing pains are pushed into the foreground, when you make these young people the only vehicles of life's wisdom.

6

Anne Tyler

I can never tell ahead of time which book will give me trouble - some balk every step of the way, others seem to write themselves - but certainly the mechanics of writing, finding the time and the psychic space, are easier now that my children are grown.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BALK»

Discover the use of balk in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to balk and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Children's Encounters with Death, Bereavement, and Coping

"[F]or the resource that offers one of the best bibliographies and guides to resources, for the book that contains theory, definitions, treatment modalities, helps, warnings, integration of people and programs, culural diversity...when it ...

PhD Charles Corr PhD,CT, David Balk PhD, 2010

Adolescent Encounters With Death, Bereavement, and Coping

This new book, Adolescent Encounters With Death, Bereavement, and Coping, analyzes the challenges faced by adolescents coping with death, dying, and bereavement, and examines the new, unique circumstances and advances that have transpired ...

PhD Charles Corr PhD,CT, David Balk PhD, 2009

Helping the Bereaved College Student

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David E. Balk, 2011

Particles + waves with plausibility

In PARTICLES + WAVES WITH PLAUSIBILITY, artist Dennis Balk employs various forms of visual expression-from abstract, digitally created images to straight photography, not missing many steps in between-to explore the relationship between ...

Dennis Balk, Howard Halle, 2005

Saints & Sinners: An Account of Western Civilization

As the title suggests, this is a book of contrasts, constantly comparing not only the Saints and the Sinners, but the East and the West, be the issues dealt with political or religious; in most cases, the one cannot be separated from the ...

Antti P. Balk, 2008

Contemplative Abstracts

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John O'Loughlin, 2011

Casenote Legal Briefs: Civil Procedure, Keyed to Hazard Et Al

Harris (D), a North Carolina resident, owed $180 to Balk (P), another North Carolina resident. While Harris (D) was in Maryland temporarily, Epstein brought suit to recover $300 which Harris (D) owed him. Balk's (P) debt was attached.

Casenotes, 2006

Adolescent Development: Early Through Late Adolescence

Most readers of this book will be in the last stage of adolescent development (18 to 22 years old) and may find it odd to read about issue that only recently formed part of their lives - issues such topics, such as separating from parents, ...

David E. Balk, 1994

Bridge floating M4

Twenty-two normal balk are used in each 15-foot span of the normal bridge. b. Short Balk. Short deck balk are 8 feet 4 inches long, have the same cross- sectional dimensions as normal balk and occupy a position in the bridge deck 8 feet 4 ...

United States. Army, 1954

To Make a Poem

"Balk" "O Herbert, not tonight." "Balk." "Because — " "Balk, Balk." "We're going to die." "Balk. Balk." "I tell you, the sky is falling." "Balk." "Our Three Mile Island will never be the same." "Balk. Balk." "Well, I've just told everybody." "Balk." "I told Elsie ...

Alberta Turner, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BALK»

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Fulton County officials balk at request to take 2 streets

JOHNSTOWN - Fulton County officials last week rejected a city of Johnstown request to have the county take over two city streets leading to the ... «Gloversville Leader-Herald, Jul 15»

Hull City transfer talk: Norwich balk at Brady valuation, Snodgrass …

Hull City transfer talk: Norwich balk at Brady valuation, Snodgrass aiming for October. By Hull Daily Mail | Posted: July 06, 2015. Norwich target Robbie Brady ... «Hull Daily Mail, Jul 15»

Ethnic groups balk at citizenship changes

OTTAWA - Dual citizens say they're concerned the government's new powers to take away Canadian citizenship are stigmatizing certain ... «BlackburnNews.com, Jul 15»

Valrico neighbors balk at safe house for trafficking victims

VALRICO — The big brown house near the end of the street makes the neighbors nervous. It's freshly painted, and the lawn is nicely manicured ... «TBO.com, Jul 15»

Survey: Most balk at equity crowdfunding

Survey: Most balk at equity crowdfunding · Market hotspots: Hotel, condo and vacation rental booms are among trends ahead · Supreme Court ... «OCRegister, Jul 15»

Cuban-Americans in Congress balk at embassy plans

The U.S. State Department and the Cuban government declared Wednesday that they would re-establish embassies in Cuba and Washington, ... «World Magazine, Jul 15»

Neighbors balk at 49-foot SDG&E pole

On the morning of May 20, Betsy Oldstone opened her front door to the sight of a towering crane hoisting a 49-foot pole that was descending ... «U-T San Diego, Jul 15»

Kelcy Warren Said to Balk at Williams Request to Stay Friendly

Billionaire Kelcy Warren is pushing back against the ground rules for participating in an auction for Williams Cos., the pipeline operator that ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»

Republicans Balk at Tossing Puerto Rico a Lifeline

Debt-ridden Puerto Rico got a bit of good news on Tuesday when the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority and its nervous creditors reportedly ... «The Fiscal Times, Jul 15»

Regional Park District looks to extend property tax assessment …

Regional Park District looks to extend property tax assessment; taxpayer groups balk. - Monterey County Weekly: Local News · Advanced ... «Monterey County Weekly, Jul 15»