BalkWordNet Explorer
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(baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter
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one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
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long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction
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something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
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a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result
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(figurative) something that hinders or handicaps
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something that hinders as if with bonds
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(canon law) an impediment that invalidates a marriage (such as the existence of a prior marriage)