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| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : bawk |
| Phonetic Transcription : bɔk |
Definition of balked
Origin :- Old English balca "ridge, bank," from or influenced by Old Norse balkr "ridge of land," especially between two plowed furrows, both from Proto-Germanic *balkan-, *belkan- (cf. Old Saxon balko, Danish bjelke, Old Frisian balka, Old High German balcho, German Balken "beam, rafter"), from PIE *bhelg- "beam, plank" (cf. Latin fulcire "to prop up, support," fulcrum "bedpost;" Lithuanian balziena "cross-bar;" and possibly Greek phalanx "trunk, log, line of battle"). Modern senses are figurative, representing the balk as a hindrance or obstruction (see balk (v.)). Baseball sense is first attested 1845.
- verb stop short
- verb thwart
- So far I have not balked at anything but he has had the consideration not to direct me to the mountains.
- Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
- The men that have solved greater problems in the past will not be balked by these.
- Extract from : « The Call of the Twentieth Century » by David Starr Jordan
- Duerot has tried his hardest to sup in Lagny, and has been balked by German valour.
- Extract from : « Camps, Quarters and Casual Places » by Archibald Forbes
- Well, gentlemen, you are balked this time; but what matters it?
- Extract from : « Homeward Bound » by James Fenimore Cooper
- Hugh Ritson was hardly the man to be balked by such impediments.
- Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
- What match was she for a clever desperate rogue who balked at nothing?
- Extract from : « The Vagrant Duke » by George Gibbs
- He paused and waited impatiently for his answer, but once more Hardy balked him.
- Extract from : « Hidden Water » by Dane Coolidge
- They balked, not at the amount of the tax, but at its principle.
- Extract from : « The Siege of Boston » by Allen French
- He had booked himself for something cruel, and he was miserable to be balked.
- Extract from : « A Day's Ride » by Charles James Lever
- You balked me in one attempt at vengeance, and I think you owe me a reparation!
- Extract from : « The Fortunes Of Glencore » by Charles James Lever
Synonyms for balked
- baffle
- bar
- beat
- check
- circumvent
- counteract
- cramp
- cramp one's style
- crimp
- dash
- defeat
- demur
- desist
- disappoint
- disconcert
- dodge
- evade
- flinch
- foil
- forestall
- frustrate
- hesitate
- hinder
- obstruct
- prevent
- recoil
- refuse
- resist
- ruin
- shirk
- shrink from
- shy
- stall
- stop
- throw a curve
- throw monkey wrench in
- turn down
- upset apple cart
- upset the apple cart
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