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balk

an illegal motion by a pitcher when one or more runners are on base; can be a fake throw, or too long a pause during a windup or stretch; runners are allowed to advance when a balk is called.

Related Terms

  • balk (vi): (of a pitcher) to make an illegal motion when one or more runners are on base by pretending to throw or pausing too long during a windup or stretch; runners are allowed to advance.
    Synonyms: balk, balks, baulk, baulks
  • Balk! (int): an umpire call for an illegal motion by a pitcher when one or more runners are on base; can be a pretend throw, or too long a pause during a windup or stretch; runners are allowed to advance when a balk is called.
    Synonyms: Balk!
  • balking (adj): stopping short and refusing to go on.
    Synonyms: balking "a balking", balky "a balky mule"

Keywords and Synonyms

  • balk, balks, BK, BK's


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