Bilk Definition

bĭlk
bilked, bilking, bilks
verb
bilked, bilking, bilks
To defraud, cheat, or swindle.
Made millions bilking wealthy clients on art sales.
American Heritage
To balk or thwart.
Webster's New World
To evade payment of.
Bilk one's debts.
American Heritage
To cheat or swindle; defraud.
Webster's New World
To thwart or frustrate.
American Heritage
Antonyms:
noun
One who cheats.
American Heritage
A bilking or being bilked; hoax.
Webster's New World
A hoax or swindle.
American Heritage
A person who cheats; swindler.
Webster's New World

(cribbage) The spoiling of someone's score in the crib.

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Origin of Bilk

  • Origin uncertain; perhaps a variant form of balk.

    From Wiktionary

  • Perhaps alteration of balk

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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