[intransitive] baulk (at something) to be unwilling to do something or become involved in something because it is difficult, dangerous, etc. Many parents may baulk at the idea of paying $100 for a pair of …

Communitarian critics might baulk, saying that the very act of distinguishing different kinds of community in itself does violence to the basic organicist spirit of the communitarian project.

(in baulk-line games) one of the spaces between the cushions and the baulk lines

Balk at or bulk at? What are the differences between balk, baulk, and bulk? To Balk (most commonly seen as to balk at) means to be unwilling to or to take exception to. (Baulk is the British English …

Define baulk. baulk synonyms, baulk pronunciation, baulk translation, English dictionary definition of baulk. v. & n. Chiefly British Variant of balk. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, …

5 days ago · baulk Other forms: baulked; baulks; baulking Definitions of baulk verb refuse to comply synonyms: balk, jib, resist

Jun 23, 2025 · What made those holes and rents / In the dock's harsh swarth leaves, bruised as to baulk / All hope of greenness? As he talked, slowly, quietly, I had the impression that it must surely be an …

BAULK definition: billiards See examples of baulk used in a sentence.

Dec 26, 2016 · The meaning of BAULK is chiefly British spelling of balk.

baulk (bôk), v.i., v.t., n. balk. balk /bɔk/ v. to stop abruptly and refuse to go on: [no obj]: The horse balked when the rider tried to force him over the wall.[ ~ + at + verb-ing]: He went along with the robbery but …