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    BAULK

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    One of several parallel sloping beams that support a roofplay

    Synonyms:

    balk; baulk; rafter

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("baulk" is a kind of...):

    beam (long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progressplay

    Synonyms:

    balk; baulk; check; deterrent; handicap; hinderance; hindrance; impediment

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("baulk" is a kind of...):

    difficulty (a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "baulk"):

    albatross; millstone ((figurative) something that hinders or handicaps)

    bind (something that hinders as if with bonds)

    diriment impediment ((canon law) an impediment that invalidates a marriage (such as the existence of a prior marriage))

    drag (something that slows or delays progress)

    obstacle; obstruction (something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted)

    straitjacket (anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines)

    Sense 3

    Meaning:

    The area on a billiard table behind the balklineplay

    Example:

    a player with ball in hand must play from the balk

    Synonyms:

    balk; baulk

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting spatial position

    Hypernyms ("baulk" is a kind of...):

    area; expanse; surface area (the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary)

    Holonyms ("baulk" is a part of...):

    billiard table; pool table; snooker table (game equipment consisting of a heavy table on which pool is played)

     II. (verb) 

    Verb forms

    Present simple: I / you / we / they baulk  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it baulks  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past simple: baulked  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past participle: baulked  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    -ing form: baulking  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Refuse to complyplay

    Synonyms:

    balk; baulk; jib; resist

    Classified under:

    Verbs of political and social activities and events

    Hypernyms (to "baulk" is one way to...):

    disobey (refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient)

    Sentence frames:

    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s PP

    Derivation:

    baulker (a person who refuses to comply)

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