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Bilk

Bilk Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Bilk? [v] escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation" [v] evade payment to; "He bilked his creditors" [v] hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent" [v] cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money Synonyms \| Synonyms for Bilk: baffle \| cross \| elude \| evade \| foil \| frustrate \| queer \| scotch \| spoil \| thwart Related Terms \| Find terms related to Bilk: avoid \| baffle \| balk \| beat \| beguile of \| bunco \| burn \| cast down \| cheat \| chisel \| chouse \| chouse out of \| circumvent \| cog \| cog the dice \| con \| cozen \| crib \| cross \| dash \| defeat \| defeat expectation \| defraud \| diddle \| disappoint \| disillusion \| dissatisfy \| do \| do in \| do out of \| dodge \| double \| duck \| elude \| eschew \| euchre \| evade \| finagle \| flam \| fleece \| flimflam \| fob \| foil \| frustrate \| fudge \| gouge \| gull \| gyp \| have \| hocus \| hocus-pocus \| let down \| mulct \| overreach \| pack the deal \| pigeon \| practice fraud upon \| rook \| ruin \| scam \| screw \| sell gold bricks \| shake \| shave \| shortchange \| shun \| shy \| stack the cards \| stick \| sting \| swindle \| take a dive \| tantalize \| tease \| thimblerig \| throw a fight \| thwart \| victimize See Also \| beat \| break loose \| cheat \| chisel \| dash \| deprive \| disappoint \| double cross \| escape \| forbid \| foreclose \| forestall \| get away \| let down \| preclude \| prevent \| rip off \| ruin \| short-circuit Bilk In Webster's Dictionary \Bilk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bilked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bilking}.] [Origin unknown. Cf. {Balk}.] 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. --Thackeray. \Bilk\, n. 1. A thwarting an adversary in cribbage by spoiling his score; a balk. 2. A cheat; a trick; a hoax. --Hudibras. 3. Nonsense; vain words. --B. Jonson. 4. A person who tricks a creditor; an untrustworthy, tricky person. --Marryat.

Bilk Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Bilk?

[v] escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation"
[v] evade payment to; "He bilked his creditors"
[v] hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
[v] cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money

Bilk In Webster's Dictionary

\Bilk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bilked}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Bilking}.] [Origin unknown. Cf. {Balk}.]
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. --Thackeray.


\Bilk\, n.
1. A thwarting an adversary in cribbage by spoiling his
   score; a balk.

2. A cheat; a trick; a hoax. --Hudibras.

3. Nonsense; vain words. --B. Jonson.

4. A person who tricks a creditor; an untrustworthy, tricky
   person. --Marryat.

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