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Balk
In baseball, a pitcher can commit a number of illegal motions or actions that constitute a balk. Most of these violations involve a pitcher pretending to pitch when he has no intention of doing so. In games played under the Official Baseball Rules that govern all professional play in the United States and Canada, a balk results in a dead ball or delayed dead ball. In certain other circumstances, a balk may be wholly or partially disregarded. Under other rule sets, notably in the United States under the National Federation of High Schools (Fed or Federation) Baseball Rules, a balk results in an immediate dead ball. In the event a balk is enforced, the pitch is generally (but not always) nullified, each runner is awarded one base, and the batter (generally) remains at bat, and with the previous count. The balk rule in Major League Baseball was introduced in 1898.
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Baulk (noun)
alternative spelling of balk
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Baulk (verb)
alternative spelling of balk
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Balk (noun)
An open field system, caused by the action of ploughing.
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Balk (noun)
The wall of earth at the edge of an excavation.
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Balk (noun)
Beam, crossbeam.
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Balk (noun)
A hindrance or disappointment; a check.
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Balk (noun)
A sudden and obstinate stop; a failure.
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Balk (noun)
A deceptive motion; a feint.
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Balk (noun)
An illegal motion by the pitcher, intended to deceive a runner.
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Balk (noun)
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.
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Balk (noun)
The area of the table lying behind the baulk line.
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Balk (noun)
The rope by which fishing nets are fastened together.
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Balk (verb)
To pass over or by.
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Balk (verb)
To omit, miss{{,}} or overlook by chance.
“miss|overlook”
“rfusex|en”
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Balk (verb)
To miss intentionally; to avoid.
“avoid|shun|refuse|shirk”
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Balk (verb)
To stop, check, block.
“rfusex|en”
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Balk (verb)
To stop short and refuse to go on.
“The horse balked.”
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Balk (verb)
To refuse suddenly.
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Balk (verb)
To disappoint; to frustrate.
“frustrate|foil|baffle|thwart”
“to balk expectation”
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Balk (verb)
To engage in contradiction; to be in opposition.
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Balk (verb)
To leave or make balks in.
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Balk (verb)
To leave heaped up; to heap up in piles.
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Balk (verb)
To indicate to fishermen, by shouts or signals from shore, the direction taken by the shoals of herring.