baulk

baulk
baulk [bɔ:k]
1. n
1) препя́тствие; заде́ржка;

to meet with a baulk потерпе́ть пораже́ние

2) оканто́ванное бревно́, ба́лка; брус
3) мор. бимс
4) невспа́ханная полоса́ земли́
2. v
1) арта́читься; упира́ться;

the horse baulked at a leap ло́шадь заарта́чилась пе́ред прыжко́м

2) препя́тствовать, меша́ть, заде́рживать
3) не оправда́ть (надежд);

he was baulked in (или of) his desires его́ наде́жды не оправда́лись

4) упуска́ть (случай)
5) пропуска́ть, обходи́ть; оставля́ть без внима́ния, игнори́ровать
6) уклоня́ться (от исполнения долга)
7) отка́зываться (от пищи и т.п.)

Англо-русский словарь. — М.: Советская энциклопедия. . 1969.

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  • baulk — baulk, balk 1. pronunciation. It should be pronounced bawlk (with l). 2. spelling. The usual BrE spelling is baulk, although balk is more common in AmE. The primary use is as a verb meaning (1) followed by at: ‘to hesitate, refuse to go on’, as… …   Modern English usage

  • baulk — (chiefly US also balk) ► VERB 1) (baulk at) hesitate to accept (an idea). 2) thwart or hinder (a plan or person). 3) (of a horse) refuse to go on. ► NOUN ▪ a roughly squared timber beam. ORIGIN originally …   English terms dictionary

  • baulk — [bo:k, bo:lk US bo:k, bo:lk] a British spelling of ↑balk …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • baulk — [ bɔk ] another spelling of balk …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • baulk — alternative spelling of BALK (Cf. balk), especially in billiards, in reference to a bad shot …   Etymology dictionary

  • baulk — [bôk] n., vt., vi. BALK …   English World dictionary

  • baulk — /bɔk / (say bawk) verb (i) 1. to stop, as at an obstacle: he baulked at making the speech. 2. (of horses) to stop short and stubbornly refuse to go on. 3. Sport to make an incomplete or misleading move, especially an illegal one. –verb (t) 4. to… …  

  • baulk — UK [bɔːk] / US [bɔk] verb [intransitive] Word forms baulk : present tense I/you/we/they baulk he/she/it baulks present participle baulking past tense baulked past participle baulked a) to be unwilling to do something or let something happen,… …   English dictionary

  • Baulk — Bauk Bauk, Baulk Baulk, n. & v. See {Balk}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • baulk — [bɔ:lk, bɔ:k] (chiefly US also balk) verb 1》 (baulk at) hesitate to accept (an idea or undertaking). 2》 thwart or hinder (a plan or person). 3》 (of a horse) refuse to go on. noun 1》 a roughly squared timber beam. 2》 the area on a billiard table… …   English new terms dictionary

  • Baulk — This interesting topographical name is of Olde English pre 10th century origin and derives from Balca , which translates as the ridge or possibly a bridge formed with tree trunks. The name can also be locational and derive from the village of… …   Surnames reference


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