balked in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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to balk at sth
hésiter devant qc
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His highs included striking out 10 batters on multiple occasions, while his lows included balking in runs in playoff games.
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If a pitch is thrown and all runners advance one base due to a hit, play continues and the balk is ignored.
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Straight rail, unlike the balkline games, had no balk space restrictions, although one was later added.
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In 1898, the first modern balk rule was adopted, as well as the modern rule for recognizing stolen bases.
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This divides the table into eight rectangular balk spaces.
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After county commissioners balked on the construction, $500,000 in public funds were paid to cancel signed contracts and undo the progress made during site preparation.
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It was a game of many firsts for the park including first balk and first hamster races.
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At first, he balked and told reporters he would not attend the breakaway convention.
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Later, the city balked at a request for tax rebates, and the plan fell apart.
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While humanitarian enough to accept reforms in principle, they balked when such reforms threatened their way of life.
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