balk
English Thesaurus
1. an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | delivery, pitch, |
| definition | : | (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter (noun.act) |
2. one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | beam, |
| definition | : | long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction (noun.artifact) |
3. something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | difficulty, |
| definition | : | a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | albatross, millstone, |
| definition | : | (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | bind, |
| definition | : | something that hinders as if with bonds (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | diriment impediment, |
| definition | : | (canon law) an impediment that invalidates a marriage (such as the existence of a prior marriage) (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | drag, |
| definition | : | something that slows or delays progress (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | obstacle, obstruction, |
| definition | : | something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | straitjacket, |
| definition | : | anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines (noun.cognition) |
4. the area on a billiard table behind the balkline (noun.location)
| hypernym | : | area, expanse, surface area, |
| definition | : | the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary (noun.attribute) |
5. refuse to comply (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | disobey, |
| definition | : | refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient (verb.social) |
6. an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base (noun.act)
| derivation | : | balking, balky, |
| definition | : | stopping short and refusing to go on (adj.all) |
7. one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | rafter, |
| definition | : | provide (a ceiling) with rafters (verb.possession) |
8. something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | deter, discourage, |
| definition | : | try to prevent; show opposition to (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | hinder, impede, |
| definition | : | be a hindrance or obstacle to (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | deterrent, |
| definition | : | tending to deter (adj.all) |
9. refuse to comply (verb.social)
| derivation | : | resistance, |
| definition | : | group action in opposition to those in power (noun.act) |
10. an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base (noun.act)
| derivation | : | balking, balky, |
| definition | : | stopping short and refusing to go on (adj.all) |
11. one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | rafter, |
| definition | : | provide (a ceiling) with rafters (verb.possession) |
12. something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | deter, discourage, |
| definition | : | try to prevent; show opposition to (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | hinder, impede, |
| definition | : | be a hindrance or obstacle to (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | deterrent, |
| definition | : | tending to deter (adj.all) |
13. refuse to comply (verb.social)
| derivation | : | resistance, |
| definition | : | group action in opposition to those in power (noun.act) |
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