balk
I
verb
avert, baffle, bar, be obstructive, block, check, counter, counteract, countercheck, curb, defeat, delay, detain, eludere, estop, foil, forefend, forestall, frustrari, frustrate, give trouble, halt, hamper, hinder, hold in check, hold back, impede, impedite, interlope, interrupt, keep in check, nullify, obstruct, obturate, obviate, occlude, prevent, put in check, restrain, stall, stand in the way, stay, stop, stop short, stultify, stymie, suspend, thwart, traverse
II
index
bar (obstruction), contravene, disadvantage, discontinue (break continuity), disoblige, foil, frustrate, halt, hamper, hesitate, hold out (resist), interrupt, obstacle, obstruction, oppose, prevent, refuse, stem (check), stifle, thwart
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006