balk Meaning and Definition
1. n. an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base
2. n. one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
3. n. something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
4. n. the area on a billiard table behind the balkline
5. v. refuse to comply
In baseball, a pitcher can commit a number of illegal motions or actions that constitute a balk. Most of these violations involve a pitcher pretending to pitch when he has no intention of doing so.
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