What is the meaning of Balk?

An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing.

The wall of earth at the edge of an excavation.

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".

A hindrance or disappointment; a check.

A sudden and obstinate stop.

An omission.

A deceptive motion.

An illegal motion by the pitcher, intended to deceive a runner.

A motion used to deceive the opponent during a serve.

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.

The area of the table lying behind the baulk line.

The rope by which fishing nets are fastened together.

To pass over or by.

To omit, miss, or overlook by chance.

To miss intentionally; to avoid.

To stop, check, block; to hinder, impede.

To stop short and refuse to go on.

To refuse suddenly.

To disappoint; to frustrate.

To engage in contradiction; to be in opposition.

To leave or make balks in.

To leave heaped up; to heap up in piles.

To make a deceptive motion to deceive another player.

To indicate to fishermen, by shouts or signals from shore, the direction taken by the shoals of herring.

A beam, solid support.

A cuboid.

A section, icon et cetera in such rectangular shape.

inflection of balken:

  1. first-person singular present indicative
  2. imperative

first-person singular present indicative

imperative

a wooden or metal beam

a bend (diagonal band)

code (major section of legislation)

penis

Source: wiktionary.org