Baulked

Word BAULKED
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Definitions and meanings of "Baulked"

What do we mean by baulked?

To pass over or by.

To omit, miss or overlook by chance.

To miss intentionally; to avoid.

To stop, check, block.

To stop short and refuse to go on.

To refuse suddenly.

To disappoint; to frustrate.

To engage in contradiction; to be in opposition.

To leave or make balks in.

To leave heaped up; to heap up in piles.

A threat of action often without carrying through. A tactic often used by school yard bullies. Urban Dictionary

A passed out hooker/sex worker Urban Dictionary

When someone merks someone else badly Urban Dictionary

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The word "baulked" in example sentences

Orson Welles was a child prodigy, too, and of course he developed a sort of monomania which kind of baulked his career. ❋ Unknown (2006)

It has been claimed that Spurs "baulked" at Coventry City's asking fee but the Sky Blues chairman insists he didn't quote any figures during the late bid to sign the ❋ Unknown (2010)

It has been claimed that Spurs "baulked" at Coventry City's asking fee but the Sky Blues chairman insists he didn't quote any figures during the late bid to sign the 25-year-old Irish international after Harry Redknapp's attempts to get Portsmouth's Asmir Begovic fell flat. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Anyone who baulked at recent anomalies in The Hour, when modern idioms slipped into the 50s drama, will once again be reaching for their etymological dictionaries. ❋ Unknown (2011)

I have talked to several organisations in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) sector about doing something similar (see post), but most have (so far) baulked at creating online communities to build an engagement with their target audiences. element14 shows what can be done, and it is a project that I will monitor with interest over the months ahead. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Seeking to arrest or reverse the pound's fall would only have been feasible had we baulked at cutting bank rate to 0.5% in early 2009 as part of the co-ordinated global action to avoid a second Great Depression. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Even my 18-year-old self would have baulked at the idea of drinks before 5 p.m. ❋ Kate Monro (2011)

Presumably the 24/7 focus groups that the Romney people run must have baulked at this, and so the message was rapidly retooled. ❋ Unknown (2012)

It was not something I was known for at the best of times and, with Rodger so full of scorn and determination, I baulked from confrontation even more significantly than usual. ❋ Alison Earls (2011)

This year has been all about teachers fishing hearts out of buckets and the processes of excretion on the blackboard and my son has baulked at it all somewhat. ❋ Unknown (2010)

She felt certain that amongst his men there were many who had been with him for years, men who showed the kind of loyalty to him that Merlow did: men who would not have baulked at the tasks he had for them when he waltzed into their taverns all those years ago, back when Edgeton was still an innocent idyll. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Sources said the satellite channel baulked at a suggestion from the Augusta hierarchy that the two networks broadcast simultaneously, leaving the way open for the BBC to continue an association that started in 1967. ❋ Unknown (2010)

New Delhi has for a long time baulked at internationalising the India-Pakistan dispute by bringing in third party mediators, such as has been the custom over the Arab-Israeli conflict. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But President Karzai baulked at appointing one such candidate - Paddy Ashdown - to the job. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I [thought] I was going to get [my head] [caved in] today though he was only baulking. ❋ Go[InsertTeamNameHere] (2015)

That [lovely lady] is [Baulk] dude , [I'm not sure] if she is dead? ❋ Willybeca (2017)

[Negi] [gary] had sex and then got [baulked]! ❋ Likeimgoingtoconfesstosuchthings (2007)

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