To omit, miss, or overlook by chance.
To refuse suddenly.
To stop short and refuse to go on.
To leave heaped up; to heap up in piles.
To leave or make balks in.
To make a deceptive motion to deceive another player.
To stop, check, block.
To indicate to fishermen, by shouts or signals from shore, the direction taken by the shoals of herring.
To engage in contradiction; to be in opposition.
To disappoint; to frustrate.
Beam, crossbeam; squared timber; a tie beam of a house, stretching from wall to wall, especially when laid so as to form a loft, "the balks".
The wall of earth at the edge of an excavation.
The area of the table lying behind the baulk line.
A sudden and obstinate stop.
A hindrance or disappointment; a check.
The rope by which fishing nets are fastened together.
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.
An illegal motion by the pitcher, intended to deceive a runner.
A motion used to deceive the opponent during a serve.
An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing.
To catch off guard; to take by surprise.
To attack (a person) on his or her blind side.
The blindside flanker, a position in rugby union, usually number 6.
A person's weak point.
A tram/train driver's field of blindness around a tram (trolley/streetcar) or a train; the side areas behind the tram/train driver.
The space on the side of the pitch with the shorter distance between the breakdown/set piece and the touchline; compare openside.
A driver's field of blindness around an automobile; the side areas behind the driver.