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balked

/bɔːkt/

/bɑːkt/

Translations

balkverb

balked

Past Simple

balked

Past Simple

balked

Past Participle

balking

Gerund

/bɔːk/

/bɑːk/

She balked at the idea of working overtime.

Она отказалась от идеи работать сверхурочно.

The horse balked at the jump.

Лошадь уперлась перед прыжком.

Additional translations

Synonyms

draw back

shy away

Antonyms

balkverb

To hesitate or be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking.

She balked at the high price of the concert tickets.

To stop short and refuse to proceed.

The horse balked at the jump, refusing to go over it.

To thwart or hinder a plan or person.

The sudden rainstorm balked their plans for a picnic.

In baseball, to commit an illegal motion as a pitcher, allowing base runners to advance.

The pitcher balked twice in the ninth inning, moving both runners into scoring position.