scheuen — meaning in English

English meaning

• balk noun An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing.
• 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 An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing.
2. noun The wall of earth at the edge of an excavation.
3. noun Beam, crossbeam; squared timber; a tie beam of a house, stretching from wall to wall, especially when laid so as to form a loft, "the balks".
4. noun A hindrance or disappointment; a check.

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