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balk meaning in Urdu

شہ تیر

/bɔːk/US/bɔk/

balk in Urdu: شہ تیر, توجہ نہ دینا. In English, balk means an uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing.

Urdu words for balk

شہ تیر, توجہ نہ دینا

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 Urdu

What is the meaning of balk in Urdu?
Balk in Urdu is شہ تیر, توجہ نہ دینا.
balk کا اردو میں کیا مطلب ہے؟
Balk: شہ تیر, توجہ نہ دینا.
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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Urdu words from Urdu 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 Urdu words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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