balk
another spelling of baulk
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another spelling of baulk
verb
in baseball or cricket, the team that is batting is trying to score runs (=points) by hitting the ball
verb
to hit the ball in a game of baseball so that a runner can move ahead to the next base
a batter strikes out in baseball by missing the ball three times, ending their turn at trying to hit it
a pitcher strikes a batter out in baseball by throwing three balls that the batter is unable to hit, ending the batter’s turn
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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