baulk
noun 1. the area on a billiard table behind the balkline; "a player with ball in hand must play from the balk" [syn: balk] 2. something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress [syn: hindrance] 3. one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof [syn: rafter]
verb 1. refuse to comply [syn: resist]
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