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bilk

/ bilk /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
evade payment to
"He bilked his creditors"
Type of:
deprive
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 2
cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money
Type of:
cheat rip off chisel
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s to somebody
verb Sense 3
escape, either physically or mentally
"The thief eluded the police"
"This difficult idea seems to evade her"
"The event evades explanation"
Type of:
escape get away break loose
Derived:
evasion slip elusion eluding
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 4
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
"What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth''s amazing September surge"
"foil your opponent"
Type of:
prevent forestall foreclose
Kinds of:
disappoint let down dash short-circuit ruin
Derived:
frustration defeat thwarting foiling cross
See also:
double cross
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
47%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
25
Times Searched
22
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Related Words

deprive cheat rip off chisel escape get away break loose prevent forestall foreclose disappoint let down