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Balk :: Balk (v. i.) To stop abruptly and stand still obstinately; to jib; to stop short; to swerve; as, the horse balks..

Balk :: Balk (v. t.) To leave heaped up; to heap up in piles.

Baulk :: Baulk (n. & v.) See Balk.

Bierbalk :: Bierbalk (n.) A church road (e. g., a path across fields) for funerals..

Balky :: Balky (a.) Apt to balk; as, a balky horse..

Balkish :: Balkish (a.) Uneven; ridgy.

Balking :: Balking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bal.

Foil :: Foil (v. t.) To render (an effort or attempt) vain or nugatory; to baffle; to outwit; to balk; to frustrate; to defeat.

Balk :: Balk (v. i.) A ridge of land left unplowed between furrows, or at the end of a field; a piece missed by the plow slipping aside..

Conder :: Conder (n.) One who watches shoals of fish; a balker. See Balker.

Disappoint :: Disappoint (v. t.) To defeat of expectation or hope; to hinder from the attainment of that which was expected, hoped, or desired; to balk; as, a man is disappointed of his hopes or expectations, or his hopes, desires, intentions, expectations, or plans are disappointed; a bad season disappoints the farmer of his crops; a defeat disappoints an enemy of his spoil..

Balker :: Balker (n.) A person who stands on a rock or eminence to espy the shoals of herring, etc., and to give notice to the men in boats which way they pass; a conder; a huer..

Bilk :: Bilk (n.) A thwarting an adversary in cribbage by spoiling his score; a balk.

Take :: Take (v. t.) Not to refuse or balk at; to undertake readily; to clear; as, to take a hedge or fence..

Gibber :: Gibber (n.) A balky horse.

Wreck :: Wreck (v. t.) To involve in a wreck; hence, to cause to suffer ruin; to balk of success, and bring disaster on..

Balk :: Balk (v. i.) A hindrance or disappointment; a check.

Disappointed :: Disappointed (a.) Defeated of expectation or hope; balked; as, a disappointed person or hope..

Balk :: Balk (v. i.) A great beam, rafter, or timber; esp., the tie-beam of a house. The loft above was called the balks..

Balk :: Balk (v. t.) To leave or make balks in.

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