Balk

/bɔːk/

Synonyms for "balk" (189 found)

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Closest matches (38)

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bogglebravebuffalobuffetcast downchallengecheckcheckmatecircumventcomedownconfound
Verb(1 words)
baulk

Strong matches (57)

Verb(1 words)
disobey

Related words (94)

hang backhinderhold outhope deferredinadvertenceinadvertencyinterferejibknock the chockslapselapsus calamilapsus linguaelet downletdownloose threadmindmiragemiscuemisstepnip
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Collocations

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balk atbalk at costbalk at expensesbalk at payingbalk at riskbalk at taxationbalk callfunding balklumber balkpolicy balkprocedural balktimber balk

Inflections

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Derivations

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Translations

21 translations across 11 languages.

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Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • σφῦρα noun (an unplowed strip of land)

Breton

1 entries
  • erv noun (an unplowed strip of land)

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • лъжливо движение noun ((sports) deceptive motion; feint)
  • неизорана ивица земя noun (an unplowed strip of land)
  • финт noun ((sports) deceptive motion; feint)

Finnish

2 entries
  • harhautus noun ((sports) deceptive motion; feint)
  • piennar noun (an unplowed strip of land)

French

3 entries
  • balk noun ((sports) deceptive motion; feint)
  • feinte irrégulière noun ((sports) deceptive motion; feint)
  • raie noun (an unplowed strip of land)

German

4 entries
  • Feldrain noun (an unplowed strip of land)
  • Feldrand noun (an unplowed strip of land)
  • Furchenrücken noun (an unplowed strip of land)
  • Rain noun (an unplowed strip of land)

Italian

1 entries
  • porca noun (an unplowed strip of land)

Lower Sorbian

1 entries
  • mjaza noun (an unplowed strip of land)

Manx

1 entries
  • immyr vane noun (an unplowed strip of land)

Polish

1 entries
  • miedza noun (an unplowed strip of land)

Romanian

3 entries
  • fentă noun ((sports) deceptive motion; feint)
  • hat noun (an unplowed strip of land)
  • hotar noun (an unplowed strip of land)

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RushmoreDrive.Com President and CEO Johnny Taylor is pleased with the feedback he's gotten since the website's launch early this year. Still, some critics balk at the idea of a race-based search engine. Isn't that "discrimination," they ask? Taylor's response: diversity is a cornerstone of the American marketplace.

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How fruitfull are the ſeeming Barren places of Scripture. Bad Plow-men, which make Balkes of ſuch Ground.

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, "Concealment of Sin" a balk to the confidence of the bold undertaker

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Sick he is, and keeps his bed, and balks his meat.

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