RhymeZone: balk definitions

Definitions of balk:

noun: an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base
noun: the area on a billiard table behind the balkline
Example: "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)

See balk used in context: 4 poetry verses, 1 Shakespeare work