From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Bilk \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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Bilk \Bilk\, n.
1. A thwarting an adversary in cribbage by spoiling his
score; a balk.
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2. A cheat; a trick; a hoax. --Hudibras.
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3. Nonsense; vain words. --B. Jonson.
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4. A person who tricks a creditor; an untrustworthy, tricky
person. --Marryat.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bilk
v 1: cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money
2: hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What
ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing
September surge"; "foil your opponent" [syn: {thwart},
{queer}, {spoil}, {scotch}, {foil}, {cross}, {frustrate},
{baffle}, {bilk}]
3: evade payment to; "He bilked his creditors"
4: escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the
police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event
evades explanation" [syn: {elude}, {evade}, {bilk}]
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