To engage in contradiction; to be in opposition.
To refuse suddenly.
To stop short and refuse to go on.
To leave heaped up; to heap up in piles.
To omit, miss, or overlook by chance.
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 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 act in disagreement or opposition, to clash, to be at odds with; to interfere; to dispute, to quarrel.
To knock, shake, or strike sharply, especially causing a quivering or vibrating movement.
To harm or injure by such action.
To quiver or vibrate due to being shaken or struck.
To (cause something to) give forth a rudely tremulous or quivering sound; to (cause something to) sound discordantly or harshly.
To shock or surprise.
Of the appearance, form, style, etc., of people and things: to look strangely different; to stand out awkwardly from its surroundings; to be incongruent.
To preserve (food) in a jar.
A small, approximately cylindrical container, normally made of clay or glass, for holding fruit, preserves, etc., or for ornamental purposes.
The effect of something contradictory or discordant; a clash.
A jar and its contents; as much as fills such a container; a jarful.
A quivering or vibrating movement or sensation resulting from something being shaken or struck.
A glass of beer or cider, served by the pint.
An earthenware container, either with two or no handles, for holding oil, water, wine, etc., or used for burial.
A sense of alarm or dismay.
A clashing or discordant set of sounds, particularly with a quivering or vibrating quality.
A pint glass