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How to pronounce “balk”

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Pronunciation guide for balk

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of balk with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: Beach Blanket BabylonKEVIN BALK: Thank you, guys, for showing up.
Definition summary: (agriculture) An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing.

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Beach Blanket Babylon

KEVIN BALK: Thank you, guys, for showing up.

[Noun]
(agriculture) An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing.
(archaeology) The wall of earth at the edge of an excavation.
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".
A hindrance or disappointment; a check.
A sudden and obstinate stop.
(obsolete) An omission.
(sports) A deceptive motion.
(billiards) The area of the table lying behind the line from which the cue ball is initially shot, and from which a ball in hand must be played.
(snooker) The area of the table lying behind the baulk line.
(fishing) The rope by which fishing nets are fastened together.
[Verb]
(archaic) To pass over or by.
To omit, miss, or overlook by chance.
(obsolete) To miss intentionally; to avoid.
To stop, check, block; to hinder, impede.
To stop short and refuse to go on.
To refuse suddenly.
To disappoint; to frustrate.
To engage in contradiction; to be in opposition.
To leave or make balks in.
To leave heaped up; to heap up in piles.
(intransitive, sports) To make a deceptive motion to deceive another player.