HyperDic: bilk

English > 4 senses of the word *bilk*:
VERB	social	bilk	cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money
	social	bilk, thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle	hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
	possession	bilk	evade payment to
	motion	bilk, elude, evade	escape, either physically or mentally

bilk > pronunciation
Sounds	bih'lk
Rhymes	buttermilk ... silk: 5 rhymes with ihlk...

English > *bilk*: 4 senses > verb 1, social
Meaning	cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody of something
Model	They bilk him of all his money
Broader	cheat, rip off, chisel	deprive somebody of something by deceit

English > *bilk*: 4 senses > verb 2, social
Meaning	hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonyms	thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle
Narrower	dash	Destroy or break
	disappoint, let down	fail to meet the hopes or expectations of
	ruin	Destroy or cause to fail
	short-circuit	hamper the progress of
Broader	prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid	Keep from happening / happening or arising
Spanish	contrariar, defraudar, desbaratar, estafar, estropear, frustrar
Catalan	defraudar, desbaratar, estafar, frustrar, trastornar

English > *bilk*: 4 senses > verb 3, possession
Meaning	Evade payment to.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Example	"He bilked his creditors"
Broader	deprive	Keep from having, keeping, or obtaining
Spanish	defraudar, estafar
Catalan	defraudar, estafar

English > *bilk*: 4 senses > verb 4, motion
Meaning	escape, either physically or mentally.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody
Synonyms	elude, evade
Broader	escape, get away, break loose	run away from confinement
Spanish	eludir, evadir, evitar, rehuir
Catalan	defugir, eludir, evadir, evitar

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