| baulk (bôk) v. & n. Chiefly British Variant of balk. |
baulk [bɔːk (usually for sense 1) bɔːlk]
n
1. (Group Games / Billiards & Snooker) Also (US) balk Billiards
a. (in billiards) the space, usually 29 inches deep, between the baulk line and the bottom cushion
b. (in baulk-line games) one of the spaces between the cushions and the baulk lines
c.
in baulk inside one of these spaces
2. (Social Science / Archaeology) Archaeol a strip of earth left between excavation trenches for the study of the complete stratigraphy of a site
3. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Croquet) Croquet either of two lines (A baulk and B baulk) at diagonally opposite ends of the court, from which the ball is struck into play
vb & n
a variant spelling of balk
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  baulk - the area on a billiard table behind the balkline; "a player with ball in hand must play from the balk"billiard table, pool table, snooker table - game equipment consisting of a heavy table on which pool is played surface area, expanse, area - the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary; "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area" |
| 2. | baulk - something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress difficulty - a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result; "serious difficulties were encountered in obtaining a pure reagent" albatross, millstone - (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps; "she was an albatross around his neck" bind - something that hinders as if with bonds diriment impediment - (canon law) an impediment that invalidates a marriage (such as the existence of a prior marriage) drag - something that slows or delays progress; "taxation is a drag on the economy"; "too many laws are a drag on the use of new land" obstacle, obstruction - something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted; "lack of imagination is an obstacle to one's advancement"; "the poverty of a district is an obstacle to good education"; "the filibuster was a major obstruction to the success of their plan" straitjacket - anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines; "they defected because Russian dance was in a straitjacket"; "the government is operating in an economic straitjacket" | |
| 3. |  baulk - one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roofbeam - long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction | |
| Verb | 1. | baulk - refuse to comply disobey - refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient; "He disobeyed his supervisor and was fired" |
baulk see balk
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