bilk

1. (verb) evade payment to; "He bilked his creditors"
Related Words: deprive

2. (verb) cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money
Related Words: beat, cheat, rip off, sell short

3. (verb) escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to elude me"
Synonyms: elude, evade
Related Words: break loose, escape, get away

4. (verb) to hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of: "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge."
Synonyms: baffle, cross, foil, frustrate, queer, scotch, spoil, thwart
Related Words: dash, forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent, ruin, short-circuit



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