balk
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Is balk a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of balk?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (agriculture) An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing.Examples: "How fruitfull are the ſeeming Barren places of Scripture. Bad Plow-men, which make Balkes of ſuch Ground."
2. (archaeology) The wall of earth at the edge of an excavation.
3. (obsolete) An omission.obsolete
4. (sports) A deceptive motion.Synonyms: feint
5. (sports) A deceptive motion.Synonyms: feint
6. (billiards) The area of the table lying behind the line from which the cue ball is initially shot, and from which a ball in hand must be played.
verb (English)
1. (archaic) To pass over or by.archaic
2. (obsolete) To miss intentionally; to avoid.Examples: "By reason of the contagion then in London, we balked the nns."; "Sick he is, and keeps his bed, and balks his meat."; "Nor doth he any creature balk, / But lays on all he meeteth."Synonyms: avoid, shun, refuse, shirkobsolete
3. (sports, intransitive) To make a deceptive motion to deceive another player.Examples: "The best advice you can receive regarding balking is to always maintain poise and composure on the mound."intransitive
noun (English)
1. (UK dialectal) A small brass ornament fixed at the top of a wand.UKdialectal
Definition source: Wiktionary