BALK
- to stop short and refuse to proceed [v BALKED, BALKING, BALKS]
- to refrain from proceeding, also BAUK, BAULK [v -ED, -ING, -S]
- to stop or stop short
- to hinder; thwart
- hindrance
- to refuse firmly
- inside any of the spaces in back of the balklines on a billiard table