baulk
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the area on a billiard table behind the balkline
a player with ball in hand must play from the balk
Types & categories
- surface area hypernym
Parts & wholes
- pool table part holonym
Sense 2 verb
refuse to comply
Types & categories
- disobey hypernym
Related & opposite
- resistance derivation
- antagonist derivation
- balker derivation
- obstructor derivation
- insubordinate derivation
Sense 3 noun
something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
Types & categories
- difficulty hypernym
- albatross hyponym
- bind hyponym
- diriment impediment hyponym
- drag hyponym
- obstacle hyponym
- straitjacket hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 noun
one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
Types & categories
- beam hypernym
Related & opposite
- rafter derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | pool table |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | surface area |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | resistance |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | antagonist |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | balker |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | obstructor |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | insubordinate |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | disobey |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | deter |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | hamper |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | hinder |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | blockade |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | deterrent |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | difficulty |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | albatross |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | bind |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | diriment impediment |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | drag |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | obstacle |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | straitjacket |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | rafter |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | beam |