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What (who) is Balk - definition

ILLEGAL PITCHING ACTION IN BASEBALL
Balk (baseball); Balks; Balked; Balking
  • Bob Shaw]] holds the major league record for most balks in a single game, five, in 1963.
  • [[Mike Hauschild]] (right) talks to an umpire after having been called for a balk

balk         
v. (D; intr.) to balk at (he balked at the price)
balk         
also baulk (balks, balking, balked)
If you balk at something, you definitely do not want to do it or to let it happen.
Even biology undergraduates may balk at animal experiments...
Last October the bank balked, alarmed that a $24m profit had turned into a $20m deficit.
VERB: V at n, V
balk         
¦ verb &noun chiefly US variant spelling of baulk.

Wikipedia

Balk

In baseball, a pitcher can commit a number of illegal motions or actions that constitute a balk. Most of these violations involve pitchers pretending to pitch when they have no intention of doing so. In games played under the Official Baseball Rules that govern professional play in the United States and Canada, a balk results in a dead ball or delayed dead ball. In certain other circumstances, a balk may be wholly or partially disregarded. Under other rule sets, notably in the United States under the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS Baseball Rules), a balk results in an immediate dead ball. In the event a balk is enforced, the pitch is generally (but not always) nullified, each runner is awarded one base, and the batter (generally) remains at bat, and with the previous count. The balk rule in Major League Baseball was introduced in 1898.

The reason a balk is prohibited is given in the Official Baseball Rules: "Umpires should bear in mind that the purpose of the balk rule is to prevent the pitcher from deliberately deceiving the base runner."

Examples of use of Balk
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3. Most states still balk at fully investing in preschool.
4. Many people balk at giving the IRA credit for anything.
5. Tougher actions could follow if Iran continues to balk.