Quick definitions from WordNet (balk)
▸ noun: an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base
▸ noun: the area on a billiard table behind the balkline ("A player with ball in hand must play from the balk")
▸ noun: one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
▸ noun: something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
▸ verb: refuse to comply
▸ name: A surname (rare: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #15929)
▸ Also see balk
▸ noun: an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base
▸ noun: the area on a billiard table behind the balkline ("A player with ball in hand must play from the balk")
▸ noun: one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
▸ noun: something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
▸ verb: refuse to comply
▸ name: A surname (rare: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #15929)
▸ Also see balk