balk (redirected from balks)

balk verb avert, baffle, bar, be obstructive, block, check, counter, counteract, countercheck, curb, defeat, delay, detain, eludere, estop, foil, forefend, forestall, frustrari, give trouble, halt, hamper, hinder, hold in check, hold back, impede, impedite, interlope, interrupt, keep in check, nullify, obstruct, obturate, obviate, occlude, prevent, put in check, restrain, stall, stand in the way, stay, stop, stop short, stultify, stymie, suspend, thwart, traverse

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See also: bar, check, contravene, disadvantage, discontinue, disoblige, foil, frustrate, halt, hamper, hesitate, hold out, interrupt, obstacle, obstruction, oppose, prevent, refuse, resist, stem, stifle, thwart