baulks's Usage Examples:

baulks a safety battle now and every read has gone to the balk end of the table.

When close to he was detected, but he had time to drive the steam launch over the baulks and to explode the torpedo against the "Albemarle" with such success that a hole was made in her and she sank.

She was at anchor surrounded by baulks of timber, and a cordon of boats had been stationed to row guard against an expected Federal attack.

The pairs of rafts are joined by three baulks 15 ft.

Synonyms:

beam, balk, rafter,

Antonyms:

dissuade, stay in place, exhale, push, stay,