balking

  • 1balking — index disinclined, hesitant, restive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 2Balking — Balk Balk, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Balked} (b[add]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Balking}.] [From {Balk} a beam; orig. to put a balk or beam in one s way, in order to stop or hinder. Cf., for sense 2, AS. on balcan legan to lay in heaps.] [1913 Webster] 1.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3balking — adjective stopping short and refusing to go on (Freq. 1) a balking a balky mule a balky customer • Syn: ↑balky • Similar to: ↑intractable …

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  • 4Balking pattern — The Balking pattern is a software design pattern that only executes an action on an object when the object is in a particular state. For example, if an object reads ZIP files and a calling method invokes a get method on the object when the ZIP… …

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  • 5balking — bɔːk n. unplowed ridge of land; rafter; incomplete and thus illegal move made by a pitcher (Baseball); block v. refuse to move forward; hesitate; hinder, thwart …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 6Balking Cards — Cribbage Cards unlikely to produce a score, which are given to the opponent s crib …

    The official rules of card games glossary

  • 7rice-balking — …

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  • 8Шаблон проектирования — У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. Паттерн. В разработке программного обеспечения, шаблон проектирования или паттерн (англ. design pattern) повторимая архитектурная конструкция, представляющая собой решение проблемы… …

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  • 9Backpacking (wilderness) — This article is about backpacking in the wilderness. For other uses, see Backpacker. Backpacking in the Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming …

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  • 10Balk — Balk, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Balked} (b[add]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Balking}.] [From {Balk} a beam; orig. to put a balk or beam in one s way, in order to stop or hinder. Cf., for sense 2, AS. on balcan legan to lay in heaps.] [1913 Webster] 1. To… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English