scheuen — meaning in English

English meaning

• balk noun A strip of land left unploughed between fields.
• eschew verb To deliberately avoid or keep away from something, usually on moral or practical grounds.
• shrink verb To become or make smaller.
• shun verb To deliberately avoid someone or something, often as a form of social rejection.
• startle verb To give someone a sudden shock or fright, usually without real danger.

Senses

scheuen is used for these senses in English:

• eschew (transitive, formal) To avoid; to shun, to shy away from.
• shrink (intransitive) To move back or away, especially because of fear or disgust.
• shun (transitive) To avoid, especially persistently; ostracize.
• startle (intransitive) To move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start.

balk — full definition

1. noun A strip of land left unploughed between fields.
2. noun The wall of soil left standing at the side of a dig.
3. noun A large squared piece of timber used as a beam in building, for example to hold up a loft.
4. noun Something that stops or disappoints someone; an obstacle.

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