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Bilk   /bɪlk/   Listen
Bilk

verb
(past & past part. bilked; pres. part. bilking)
1.
Cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money.
2.
Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of.  Synonyms: baffle, cross, foil, frustrate, queer, scotch, spoil, thwart.  "Foil your opponent"
3.
Evade payment to.
4.
Escape, either physically or mentally.  Synonyms: elude, evade.  "This difficult idea seems to evade her" , "The event evades explanation"






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



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