My favorite word

I don't know why, but my favorite word of all times is

• balk as a verb means to stop, as at an obstacle, and refuse to proceed or to do something specified; OR to stop short and stubbornly refuse to go on; OR to place an obstacle in the way of; hinder; thwart; OR to let slip; fail to use

• balk as a noun means a check or hindrance; defeat; disappointment; OR a strip of land left unplowed; OR a crossbeam in the roof of a house that unites and supports the rafters; tie beam; OR any heavy timber used for building purposes; OR an illegal motion by a pitcher while one or more runners are on base, as a pitch in which there is either an insufficient or too long a pause after the windup or stretch, a pretended throw to first or third base or to the batter with one foot on the pitcher's rubber, etc., resulting in a penalty advancing the runner or runners one base; OR any of the eight panels or compartments lying between the cushions of the table and the balklines; OR a miss, slip, or failure

I don't know if it's the way it sounds or all the definitions, but I just love to use this word. I use it quite often as well...no, I mean ALL....THE....TIME! Like at LEAST once a day! I'm sure people who hear me talk during the day are sick and tired of hearing it. You, my dear readers, should be glad that you don't have to hear me talk!

What's your favorite word?