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Meanings of balk in English

Portuguese
dificuldade
Catalan
impediment
Spanish
freno

Something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress.

      dificuldade
      Catalan
      refusar
      Spanish
      negarse

      Refuse to comply.

            refusar
            Portuguese
            finta ilegal
            Spanish
            balk

            Illegal pitching action in baseball.

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                  finta ilegal
                  Usage of balk in English
                  1
                  Women balk, thrusting their children behind them; some try again to escape.
                  Those who save us
                  2
                  Biden wanted to make sure the most visible general would not balk.
                  Obama's wars
                  3
                  Would he really balk at using the protomolecule to further his agenda?
                  Caliban's War
                  4
                  Or perhaps forever, if he didn't balk at mass executions and torture.
                  Metro 2034
                  5
                  If asked the courses, I balk after the recital of the soup.
                  There's Pippins and Cheese to Come
                  6
                  Governments are likely to balk at such notions, as they always have.
                  The Guardian
                  7
                  He might balk if he thought we had any hand in it.
                  The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
                  8
                  The Fed has assured markets it won't balk at further policy easing.
                  Reuters
                  9
                  The newspaper said prosecutors appeared to balk at the overtures for leniency.
                  Reuters
                  10
                  Surely it does not become us to balk at a new revelation.
                  Love's Final Victory / Ultimate Universal Salvation on the Basis...
                  11
                  They do not balk at autos and know no fear of shells.
                  The Human Side of Animals
                  12
                  I was worried the captains might balk at bombarding a planetary surface.
                  The Reality Dysfunction
                  13
                  So if you wish to measure blades I shall not balk you.
                  Beatrix of Clare
                  14
                  We could not choose but balk those evil men of their will.
                  The Secret Chamber at Chad
                  15
                  This was her first intimation that Republicans might balk at enfranchising women.
                  Susan B. Anthony / Rebel, Crusader, Humanitarian
                  16
                  She wouldn't balk at it, if he could keep her wanting him.
                  Lonesome dove
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                  Balk through the time
                  Balk across language varieties
                  United States of America
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                  United Kingdom
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