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Balk Meaning In Urdu

Balk Meaning in English to Urdu is روکنا, as written in Urdu and Rokna, as written in Roman Urdu. There are many synonyms of Balk which include Cramp, Crimp, Demur, Desist, Dodge, Evade, Flinch, Hesitate, Recoil, Refuse, Resist, Shirk, Shy, Turn Down, Shrink From, Upset Apple Cart, etc.

Definitions of Balk

n. A ridge of land left unplowed between furrows, or at the end of a field; a piece missed by the plow slipping aside.

n. A great beam, rafter, or timber; esp., the tie-beam of a house. The loft above was called u201cthe balks.u201d

n. One of the beams connecting the successive supports of a trestle bridge or bateau bridge.

n. A hindrance or disappointment; a check.

n. A sudden and obstinate stop; a failure.

n. A deceptive gesture of the pitcher, as if to deliver the ball. It is illegal and is penalized by allowing the runners on base to advance one base.

intransitive v. To engage in contradiction; to be in opposition.

intransitive v. To stop abruptly and stand still obstinately; to jib; to stop short; to swerve.

intransitive v. to commit a balk{6}; -- of a pitcher.

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

transitive v. To leave or make balks in.

transitive v. To leave heaped up; to heap up in piles.

transitive v. To omit, miss, or overlook by chance.

transitive v. To miss intentionally; to avoid; to shun; to refuse; to let go by; to shirk.

transitive v. To disappoint; to frustrate; to foil; to baffle; to thwart.

Form Verb (used Without Object)

How To Spell Balk [bawk]

Origin of Balk Late Old English balc, from Old Norse bálkr ‘partition’. The original use was ‘unploughed ridge’, later ‘land left unploughed by mistake’, hence ‘blunder, omission’, giving rise to the verb use ‘miss (a chance)’. A late Middle English

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