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Bilk

verb

(past & past part. bilked; pres. part. bilking)

Cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money.

Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of. Synonyms: baffle, cross, foil, frustrate, queer, scotch, spoil, thwart. "Foil your opponent"

Evade payment to.

Escape, either physically or mentally. Synonyms: elude, evade. "This difficult idea seems to evade her" , "The event evades explanation"

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"Bilk" Quotes from Famous Books

... of my caducity, and tell them that the last time I went to see the boys, I carried the Michaelmas quarterage in my pocket; and when I was there I totally forgot it; but assure them, that I have not the least intention to bilk them, and will pay them faithfully the two ...

— The PG Edition of Chesterfield's Letters to His Son • The Earl of Chesterfield

Words linked to "Bilk" : cheat, forbid, break loose, dash, forestall, prevent, short-circuit, escape, disappoint, foreclose, chisel, ruin, get away, deprive, rip off, let down, preclude