Balked vs. Baulked — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Balked and Baulked
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Balked
To stop short and refuse to go on
The horse balked at the jump.
Baulked
Variant of balk.
Balked
(Sports) To make an incomplete or misleading motion.
Baulked
Simple past tense and past participle of baulk
Balked
(Baseball) To make an illegal motion before pitching, allowing one or more base runners to advance one base.
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Balked
To refuse obstinately or abruptly
She balked at the very idea of compromise.
Balked
To check or thwart by or as if by an obstacle.
Balked
(Archaic) To let go by; miss.
Balked
A hindrance, check, or defeat.
Balked
(Sports) An incomplete or misleading motion, especially an illegal move made by a baseball pitcher.
Balked
(Games) One of the spaces between the cushion and the balk line on a billiard table.
Balked
An unplowed strip of land.
Balked
A ridge between furrows.
Balked
A wooden beam or rafter.
Balked
Simple past tense and past participle of balk
Balked
Same as baffled.
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