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bilk
- pronunciation:
- bIlk
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, noun
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
bilked, bilking, bilks |
| definition 1: |
to defraud or swindle, esp. by avoiding due or promised payment.
He had bilked his creditors for some time, but now they were beginning to take action against him.- synonyms:
- burn, cheat, con, cozen, deceive, defraud, fleece, gull, gyp, rook, swindle, trick, victimize
- similar words:
- bamboozle, diddle, dope, exploit, gaff, hoax, hoodwink, humbug, milk, mulct, rip off, skin
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| definition 2: |
to frustrate or thwart.
Her hopes were bilked by misfortune.- synonyms:
- balk, frustrate, hinder, thwart
- similar words:
- cross, defeat, foil, impede, obstruct, oppose
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| related words: |
betray, clip, gyp, rob, stiff, swindle, thwart, trick |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
one who cheats or swindles.
- synonyms:
- cheat, con man, confidence man, flimflammer, fraud, shark, swindler
- similar words:
- bandit, crook, sharper, sharpie, trickster
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| related words: |
gyp |
| derivation: |
bilker (n.) |
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