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balk meaning in Bengali

বাধা দেওয়া

/bɔːk/US/bɔk/

balk in Bengali: বাধা দেওয়া, থমকে যাওয়া. In English, balk means an uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing.

Bengali words for balk

বাধা দেওয়া, থমকে যাওয়া

English meaning of balk

  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.

Full definition of balk

balk in a sentence

  • balked at paying a day's wages for a pencil; he said he would buy her one, but when he saw the price, he balked
  • to balk an opportunity

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Questions about balk in Bengali

What is the meaning of balk in Bengali?
Balk in Bengali is বাধা দেওয়া, থমকে যাওয়া.
balk এর বাংলা অর্থ কী?
Balk: বাধা দেওয়া, থমকে যাওয়া.
What does balk mean in English?
Balk means an uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing.

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Bengali words from Bengali Wiktionary: balk (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: balk (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Bengali words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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