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balk — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • beam noun A long, sturdy length of wood, steel, or concrete used to support a structure such as a floor, roof, or ship deck.
  • bend verb To force something into a curved or angled shape.
  • code noun Instructions written in a programming language that a computer can run.
  • girder noun A beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as a main horizontal support in a building or structure.
  • spar noun A strong pole used as a mast, boom, or similar support on a ship or aircraft.

Senses

balk is used for these senses in English:

  • bend (heraldiccharge) One of the honourable ordinaries formed by two diagonal lines drawn from the dexter chief to the sinister base; it generally occupies a fifth part of the shield if uncharged, but if charged one third.
  • code A body of law, sanctioned by legislation, in which the rules of law to be specifically applied by the courts are set forth in systematic form; a compilation of laws by public authority; a digest.
  • girder A beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as a main horizontal support in a building or structure.
  • spar (aeronautics) A beam-like structural member that supports ribs in an aircraft wing or other airfoil.

beam — full definition

  1. noun A long, sturdy length of wood, steel, or concrete used to support a structure such as a floor, roof, or ship deck.
  2. noun A ray or narrow stream of light.
  3. noun A wide, happy smile.
  4. verb To smile broadly and happily.
  5. verb To send out light, or to transmit signals or data wirelessly.

bend — full definition

  1. verb To force something into a curved or angled shape.
  2. verb To curve or change direction.
  3. verb To lean or stoop the body.
  4. verb To adapt rules or facts to suit a purpose.
  5. noun A curve, turn, or angle.

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