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Verbi

1. (archaic) To pass over or by.
2. To omit, miss or overlook by chance.
3. (obsolete) To miss intentionally; to avoid.
4. To stop, check, block; to hinder, impede.
5. To stop short and refuse to go on.
6. To refuse suddenly.
7. To disappoint; to frustrate.
8. To engage in contradiction; to be in opposition.
9. To leave or make balks in.
10. To leave heaped up; to heap up in piles.
11. (sports, intransitive) To make a deceptive motion to deceive another player.

Substantiivi

1. (UK dialectal) A small brass ornament fixed at the top of a wand.
2. (agriculture) An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing.
3. (archaeology) The wall of earth at the edge of an excavation.
4. Beam, crossbeam; squared timber; a tie beam of a house, stretching from wall to wall, especially when laid so as to form a loft, "the balks".
5. A hindrance or disappointment; a check.
6. A sudden and obstinate stop.
7. (obsolete) An omission.
8. (sports) A deceptive motion.
9. (baseball) An illegal motion by the pitcher, intended to deceive a runner.
10. (badminton) A motion used to deceive the opponent during a serve.
11. (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.
12. (snooker) The area of the table lying behind the baulk line.
13. (fishing) The rope by which fishing nets are fastened together.