bilk
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(verb) evade payment to; "He bilked his creditors" |
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Related Words: deprive |
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2. |
(verb) cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money |
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Related Words: beat, cheat, rip off, sell short |
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(verb) escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to elude me" |
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Synonyms: elude, evade |
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Related Words: break loose, escape, get away |
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(verb) to hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of: "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge." |
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Synonyms: baffle, cross, foil, frustrate, queer, scotch, spoil, thwart |
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Related Words: dash, forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent, ruin, short-circuit |
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