baulk
(alsobalk
(especially US) 1 verb person: recoil INTRANSITIVEtarraing siar seachain verb she baulked at the challenge loic sí roimh an dúshlánhe baulked at the idea bhí sé ag doicheall roimh an smaoineamh, bhí sé ag cur a chos uaidh maidir leis an smaoineamhshe liked it but baulked at the price thaitin sé léi ach ní bhfuair sí inti féin an praghas a íoc, thaitin sé léi ach chuir an praghas ó dhoras íhe baulks at nothing níl rud ar bith mór aige, ní stopfadh dada é 2 verb HORSE refuse INTRANSITIVEloic verb her horse baulked at the fence loic a capall ag an gclaí, rinne an capall staic uirthi ag an gclaíShow full entry
3 verb thwart, deprive TRANSITIVEcoisc verb cosc a chur ar bac verb bac a chur ar he was baulked as he ran in stopadh é agus é ag rith isteachthe plan was baulked by the unions chuir na ceardchumainn an plean de dhroim seoil 4 noun SPOR in snookerbalc masc1 baulk cushion cúisín íochtair, cúisín an bhailc 5 noun CONSTR beambalc masc1