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bilk

 
Verb bilk has 4 senses
  1. bilk - cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money
    --1 is one way to
    cheat, rip off, chisel
    Sample sentence:
    They bilk him of all his money
  2. thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk - hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
    --2 is one way to prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  3. bilk - evade payment to; "He bilked his creditors"
    --3 is one way to
    deprive
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody
  4. elude, evade, bilk - escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation"
    --4 is one way to escape, get away, break loose
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
bilinguals bilinugual bilioud bilious biliousness bilirubin biliteral bilive bilk bilked bilking bilkini bill-me order bill bill bill budget bill clinton

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