Definitions for bilkbɪlk
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
bilkbɪlk(v.t.)
to defraud; cheat.
to evade payment of or to:
to bilk a creditor.
to frustrate:
a career bilked by poor health.
to escape from; elude.
(n.)a cheat; swindler.
a trick; fraud; deceit.
Origin of bilk:
1625–35; of obscure orig.
bilk′er(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
bilk(verb)
cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money
thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk(verb)
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
"What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
bilk(verb)
evade payment to
"He bilked his creditors"
elude, evade, bilk(verb)
escape, either physically or mentally
"The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation"
Wiktionary
bilk(Verb)
To frustrate or disappoint; to deceive or defraud by not fulfilling an obligation; to leave in the lurch.
Johnny plans to bilk his creditor.
Webster Dictionary
Bilk(verb)
to frustrate or disappoint; to deceive or defraud, by nonfulfillment of engagement; to leave in the lurch; to give the slip to; as, to bilk a creditor
Bilk(noun)
a thwarting an adversary in cribbage by spoiling his score; a balk
Bilk(noun)
a cheat; a trick; a hoax
Bilk(noun)
nonsense; vain words
Bilk(noun)
a person who tricks a creditor; an untrustworthy, tricky person
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