to balk at an obstacle

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• balk — I verb avert, baffle, bar, be obstructive, block, check, counter, counteract, countercheck, curb, defeat, delay, detain, eludere, estop, foil, forefend, forestall, frustrari, frustrate, give trouble, halt, hamper, hinder, hold in check, hold back …   Law dictionary

• obstacle — I noun arrest, balk, barricade, barrier, block, bridle, catch, check, constraint, curb, dam, delay, detainment, difficulty, disallowance, drawback, embargo, enjoining, estoppel, fence, forbiddance, hamper, handicap, hindrance, hurdle, impediment …   Law dictionary

• balk — balker, n. balkingly, adv. /bawk/, v.i. 1. to stop, as at an obstacle, and refuse to proceed or to do something specified (usually fol. by at): He balked at making the speech. 2. (of a horse, mule, etc.) to stop short and stubbornly refuse to go… …   Universalium

• balk — {{11}}balk (n.) O.E. balca ridge, bank, from or influenced by O.N. balkr ridge of land, especially between two plowed furrows, both from P.Gmc. *balkan , *belkan (Cf. O.S. balko, Dan. bjelke, O.Fris. balka, O.H.G. balcho, Ger. Balken beam, rafter …   Etymology dictionary

• balk — [[t]bɔk[/t]] v. i. 1) to refuse curtly and firmly (usu. fol. by at) 2) to stop short and stubbornly refuse to go on 3) spo to commit a balk in baseball 4) to place an obstacle in the way of; hinder; thwart 5) spo a baseball pitcher s illegal… …   From formal English to slang

• balk — I. noun Etymology: Middle English balke, from Old English balca; akin to Old High German balko beam, Latin fulcire to prop, Greek phalanx log, phalanx Date: before 12th century 1. a ridge of land left unplowed as a dividing line or through… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• balk — To stop short of an obstacle …   Equestrian sports dictionary

• balk — v 1. refuse, be reluctant or unwilling, hesitate, pause, demur, object; stop, halt, freeze. 2. shy from, fight shy of, shun, avoid, eschew, steer clear of; evade, elude, dodge, shrink from, recoil, draw back, blench, flinch. 3. hinder, prevent,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• Glossary of cue sports terms — The following is a glossary of traditional English language terms used in the three overarching cue sports disciplines: carom (or carambole) billiards referring to the various carom games played on a billiard table without pockets; pool (pocket… …   Wikipedia

• bar — 1 / bär/ n often attrib 1 a: the railing in a courtroom that encloses the area around the judge where prisoners are stationed in criminal cases or where the business of the court is transacted in civil cases compare bench 1, dock …   Law dictionary

• Stolen base — The all time stolen base leader, Rickey Henderson, swipes third in 1988. In baseball, a stolen base occurs when a baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the pitcher is delivering the ball to home plate. In baseball statistics,… …   Wikipedia