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Balk :: Balk (v. t.) To disappoint; to frustrate; to foil; to baffle; to /hwart; as, to balk expectation..

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 great beam, rafter, or timber; esp., the tie-beam of a house. The loft above was called the balks..

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

Discomfit :: Discomfit (v. t.) To break up and frustrate the plans of; to balk/ to throw into perplexity and dejection; to disconcert.

Balked :: Balked (imp. & p. p.) of Bal.

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

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

Balk :: Balk (v. i.) A deceptive gesture of the pitcher, as if to deliver the ball..

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

Balk :: Balk (v. t.) To omit, miss, or overlook by chance..

Sneak-cup :: Sneak-cup (n.) One who sneaks from his cups; one who balks his glass.

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

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

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

Balker :: Balker (n.) One who, or that which balks..

Balk :: Balk (v. t.) To miss intentionally; to avoid; to shun; to refuse; to let go by; to shirk.

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

Gib :: Gib (v. i.) To balk. See Jib, v. i..

Balk :: Balk (v. i.) A sudden and obstinate stop; a failure.

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