Baulk Definition & Meaning
baulk
- noun
- the area on a billiard table behind the balkline; "a player with ball in hand must play from the balk"
- something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
- one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
- verb
- refuse to comply
Words that rhyme with baulk
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- What does baulk mean?
- the area on a billiard table behind the balkline; "a player with ball in hand must play from the balk" something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof refuse to comply
- What part of speech is baulk?
- Baulk is a noun and a verb.
- How many definitions does baulk have?
- Baulk has 4 definitions across 2 parts of speech (noun, verb).