baulk
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baulk
balk 
(also baulk British English) /bɔːk, bɔːlk $ bɒːk, bɒːlk/ verb
balk at
Many people would balk at setting up a new business during a recession.
Westerners balk at the prospect of snake on the menu.
2. [intransitive] if a horse balks at a fence, it stops in front of it and refuses to jump over it
3. [intransitive] American English in baseball, to stop in the middle of the action of throwing the ball to the player who is trying to hit it
4. [transitive] formal to stop someone or something from getting or achieving what they want
baulk /bɔːk, bɔːlk $ bɒːk, bɒːlk/ verb [I, T]
a British spelling of balk
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(also baulk British English) /bɔːk, bɔːlk $ bɒːk, bɒːlk/ verb Date: 1400-1500
Origin: balk 'raised area that gets in the way of forward movement' (15-21 centuries), from Old English balca 'pile of things on the ground'
1. [intransitive] to not want to do or try something, because it seems difficult, unpleasant, or frighteningOrigin: balk 'raised area that gets in the way of forward movement' (15-21 centuries), from Old English balca 'pile of things on the ground'
balk at
2. [intransitive] if a horse balks at a fence, it stops in front of it and refuses to jump over it
3. [intransitive] American English in baseball, to stop in the middle of the action of throwing the ball to the player who is trying to hit it
4. [transitive] formal to stop someone or something from getting or achieving what they want
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verb [I, T]a British spelling of balk
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