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PRONUNCIATION OF BAULK

baulk  [bɔːk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BAULK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Baulk 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 baulk in English.

WHAT DOES BAULK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Balk (disambiguation)

A balk is an illegal motion by a baseball pitcher. Balk or baulk may also refer to: ▪ Something left untouched, from in the Scots term bauk; this led to the word's current meaning a hindrance or check. From this, some uses developed: ▪ A horse is said to baulk when it refuses its rider's instructions. ▪ A baulk is an evasive technique/manoeuvre in the sport of Australian rules football. ▪ To be baulked is the act of being slowed or stopped due to traffic, usually at an island in cycling time trials. ▪ Balk and baulk are defined areas on various types of billiard table.

Definition of baulk in the English dictionary

The first definition of baulk in the dictionary is Also : balk the space, usually 29 inches deep, between the baulk line and the bottom cushion. Other definition of baulk is the space, usually 29 inches deep, between the baulk line and the bottom cushion. Baulk is also one of the spaces between the cushions and the baulk lines.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BAULK

PRESENT

Present
I baulk
you baulk
he/she/it baulks
we baulk
you baulk
they baulk
Present continuous
I am baulking
you are baulking
he/she/it is baulking
we are baulking
you are baulking
they are baulking
Present perfect
I have baulked
you have baulked
he/she/it has baulked
we have baulked
you have baulked
they have baulked
Present perfect continuous
I have been baulking
you have been baulking
he/she/it has been baulking
we have been baulking
you have been baulking
they have been baulking
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 baulked
you baulked
he/she/it baulked
we baulked
you baulked
they baulked
Past continuous
I was baulking
you were baulking
he/she/it was baulking
we were baulking
you were baulking
they were baulking
Past perfect
I had baulked
you had baulked
he/she/it had baulked
we had baulked
you had baulked
they had baulked
Past perfect continuous
I had been baulking
you had been baulking
he/she/it had been baulking
we had been baulking
you had been baulking
they had been baulking
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will baulk
you will baulk
he/she/it will baulk
we will baulk
you will baulk
they will baulk
Future continuous
I will be baulking
you will be baulking
he/she/it will be baulking
we will be baulking
you will be baulking
they will be baulking
Future perfect
I will have baulked
you will have baulked
he/she/it will have baulked
we will have baulked
you will have baulked
they will have baulked
Future perfect continuous
I will have been baulking
you will have been baulking
he/she/it will have been baulking
we will have been baulking
you will have been baulking
they will have been baulking
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would baulk
you would baulk
he/she/it would baulk
we would baulk
you would baulk
they would baulk
Conditional continuous
I would be baulking
you would be baulking
he/she/it would be baulking
we would be baulking
you would be baulking
they would be baulking
Conditional perfect
I would have baulk
you would have baulk
he/she/it would have baulk
we would have baulk
you would have baulk
they would have baulk
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been baulking
you would have been baulking
he/she/it would have been baulking
we would have been baulking
you would have been baulking
they would have been baulking
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you baulk
we let´s baulk
you baulk
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to baulk
Past participle
baulked
Present Participle
baulking
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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BAULK


balk
bɔːk
boardwalk
ˈbɔːdˌwɔːk
catwalk
ˈkætˌwɔːk
chalk
tʃɔːk
cork
kɔːk
dork
dɔːk
fork
fɔːk
hawk
hɔːk
Hawke
hɔːk
mohawk
ˈməʊhɔːk
orc
ɔːk
pork
pɔːk
sidewalk
ˈsaɪdˌwɔːk
stalk
stɔːk
stork
stɔːk
talk
tɔːk
tomahawk
ˈtɒməˌhɔːk
torque
tɔːk
walk
wɔːk
york
jɔːk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BAULK

baud
baud rate
Baudelaire
Baudouin I
Baudrillard
baudrons
bauera
Bauhaus
bauhinia
baulk line
baulker
baulkier
baulkiest
baulkily
baulkiness
baulky
Baum
Baumgarten
baur

WORDS THAT END LIKE BAULK

bulk
caulk
hulk
in baulk
in bulk
Nizam al-Mulk
outbulk
outsulk
overbulk
pulk
sculk
skulk
sulk
waulk

Synonyms and antonyms of baulk in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BAULK»

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

Translation of «baulk» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BAULK

Find out the translation of baulk to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of baulk from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «baulk» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

却步
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

baulk
570 millions of speakers

English

baulk
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

डाँड़
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خفق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сруба
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mestra
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাধাবিঘ্ন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

solive
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Baulk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Balken
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

baulk
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

망설
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Baulk
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

baulk
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भोक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kiriş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

baulk
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

baulk
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зрубу
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

baulk
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

baulk
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

balk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Baulk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

baulk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of baulk

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BAULK»

The term «baulk» is regularly used and occupies the 61.292 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BAULK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «baulk» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «baulk» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about baulk

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BAULK»

Discover the use of baulk in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to baulk and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Hillier's Fundamentals of Motor Vehicle Technology
The baulk ring, which is made of phosphor bronze, has specially chamfered teeth on the outside; the pitch of the teeth is the same as that of the spline of the sleeve, and also the same as the pitch of the dog teeth on the gear wheel. Therefore ...
Victor Albert Walter Hillier, Peter Coombes, 2004
2
The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Billiards
That portion of the table between the BAULK-LINE and the BOTTOM RAIL, constituting one-fifth of the table area. See also BALK, IN BAULK. 2. (Eng. Bill.) A desirable situation in which the opponent's cue ball is OFF THE TABLE and both other ...
Michael Ian Shamos, 2002
3
Netball: Steps to Success
Passing. Drill. 7. Hands. Over. the. Pass. Passing. Drill. 8. Baulk. and. Pass. Passing Drill 9. Throw and Think sUCCess sUmmary of Passing. The final test for passing is to see if you can maintain accuracy when the pass is being pressured.
Wilma Shakespear, Margaret Caldow, 2009
4
Australian Football: Steps to Success
Baulk. Met from the front, the attacking player has several options. The first is to draw the defender towards him and then handball over the defender's head to a teammate in the clear. But if the attacking player wants to maintain possession, ...
Andrew McLeod, Trevor D. Jaques, 2005
5
Light and Heavy Vehicle Technology
During gear selection, the splined outer sleeve together with shifter plates is moved along the inner hub until the plates butt against the bottom of the slots in the baulk ring. This is then brought into contact with its mating cone on the gear wheel ...
M J Nunney, 2007
6
Billiards
In practice it will be found that the method of play shown for Example A holds good when ball 2 is close to the baulk line, and for a certain distance above it when the other mode of play comes in. With ivory balls 18 in. above baulk may be  ...
William Broadfoot, Archibald H. Boyd, Sydenham Dixon, 1896
7
Every Boy's Book of Sport and Pastime
The billiard spot, s, is 12 \ inches from the centre of the top cushion, opposite to the baulk. The pyramid spot, P, is placed at the intersection of two lines drawn from the two middle pockets to the opposite top pockets. The centre spot, M, ...
Hoffmann (Professor), 1897
8
English Reports Annotated, 1866-1900
When the baulk is shut, salmon cannot jump over the dam, owing to its height, during the four driest months of the year. Whenever the baulk is shut, the bed of the river for about two-thirds of a mile is nearly dry, but during the night the baulk is ...
Maxwell Alexander Robertson, 1868
9
English Reports Annotated
When the baulk is shut, salmon cannot jump over the dam, owing to its height, during the four driest months of the year. Whenever the baulk is shut, the bed of the river for about two-thirds of a mile is nearly dry, but during the night the baulk is ...
Maxwell Alexander Robertson, 1868
10
New Perspectives on Pleistocene Biochronology and Biotic ...
Reddish-Pink Silt--(26WP46, TP #2, 50-60 cm): SCCAR-1; (26WP46, Baulk #1/#2 , Stratum 3, 25-40 cm B.S., Red silt and rock frags., July 20/71): SCCAR-2-- SCCAR-14; (26WP46, Baulk #1/#2, 70-80 cm B.S., Stratum 5, Red Silt and rock, RM, ...
Christopher Nathan Jass, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BAULK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term baulk is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The Dark Side of Burma's Economic Boom
By David BaulkDavid Baulk is a gender consultant and freelance journalist who works with civil society organizations that focus on the human ... «Foreign Policy, Jul 15»
2
F1 2015 hails the next generation of racing games
If you make it too realistic it can be too hard to play, but make it too arcade-y and racing fans soon baulk at its simplicity. Happily then F1 2015 ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Melbourne's best pizza 2015
"Often when people ring to order, they baulk at the extra cost of the gluten-free base and go with the regular, so we've seen the evolution of ... «Good Food, Jul 15»
4
Man bites possum
“People instantly associate the animal in their head and that's where they baulk. They think they're cute, gorgeous and they are. “I think lambs ... «The New Daily, Jul 15»
5
Policymakers must come up with a simplified advice solution
They could always suggest Hargreaves Lansdown, but some advisers may baulk at sending clients to a firm that is stopping just short of giving ... «FT Adviser, Jul 15»
6
Dennis defends yellow jersey on 2nd stage of Tour de France
Not that the 25 year-old Australian will baulk at showing after his success in Saturday's 13.8km time trial in the Dutch city of Utrecht, that he has ... «The Bell Jar, Jul 15»
7
Netgear Powerline 500 review
The minimal size of the Netgear Powerline 500 adapters will also delight householders who baulk at the bulk of many more sophisticated ... «PC Advisor, Jul 15»
8
On The Record: Pollack Segment 3
THAT IS WHY THEY DID NOT BAULK. JANET: MOVING THE REFERENDUM DATE UP TO NEXT SPRING? GUEST: IT'S A GOOD IDEA ... «WCVB Boston, Jul 15»
9
Tour de France: Next challenge for Rohan Dennis after time trial win …
Not that the 25 year-old Australian will baulk at showing after his success in Saturday's 13.8km time trial in the Dutch city of Utrecht, that he has ... «Busselton Dunsborough Mail, Jul 15»
10
Pull on your boots and head for Asturias, Spain's walkers' green …
... from point to point, but the Ruta de Cares can be walked by anyone of moderate fitness who doesn't baulk at walking beside a steep drop. «Grough, Jul 15»

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