To balk is to refuse to do something, to stop something from happening. If you balk at the idea of moving, you might not want to do it.
The delivery guy balked at the idea of carrying the heavy box up the stairs.
The customer balked when he saw the price of the car.
verb
To pass over or by.
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To omit, miss or overlook by chance.
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To miss intentionally; to avoid.
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To stop, check, block.
verb
To stop short and refuse to go on.
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To refuse suddenly.
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To disappoint; to frustrate.
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To engage in contradiction; to be in opposition.
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To leave or make balks in.
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To leave heaped up; to heap up in piles.
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To indicate to fishermen, by shouts or signals from shore, the direction taken by the shoals of herring.
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The protesters are balking against the government.
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Balk is a town in the Dutch province of Friesland.
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Most of us would balk at the idea.
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The merits of this sectioning and balk creation are disputed.
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Otherwise, the admin reviewing the tag might balk.
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Did he influence part of the work of Gregory Balk
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The balk rule in Major League Baseball was introduced in 1898.
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Actress and star of the film, Fairuza Balk attended and hosted the event.
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I took out the part about the balk because its not true.
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I balk at this suggestion and do accuse the user of having ulterior motives.