[
UK
/bˈɪlk/
]
[ US /ˈbɪɫk/ ]
[ US /ˈbɪɫk/ ]
VERB
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hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
foil your opponent
What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge -
escape, either physically or mentally
The thief eluded the police
The event evades explanation
This difficult idea seems to evade her - cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money
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evade payment to
He bilked his creditors
How To Use bilk In A Sentence
- Your billfold will be bilked to subsidize the insurers.
- Police have released CCTV images of the man who is suspected of a string of fuel thefts - known as 'bilking' - across Greater Manchester. Manchester Evening News - RSS Feed
- Hang!" simultaneously shouted the two hackney-drivers, who seemed as bitter against the disgraced duellist as if he had "bilked" them of a fare. The Free Lances A Romance of the Mexican Valley
- The offences mentioned (generally known as "bilking") may be punished by imprisonment without the option of a fine, and the whole or any part of the fine imposed may be applied in compensation to the driver. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary"
- You didn't tell us he had a bump for bilking!" jeers a fiend -- "bilking," I believe, is 'Arryan for going away without paying. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, September 24, 1887
- Although search engine to change without the bilk that discovers you, your competitor may inform against you.
- Feel free to search for his infamous "bilk" comment back when Dragon Arse came out to see the reactions the last time he said this. Eurogamer
- That being said, it almost makes sense that they would vilify the very people who they bilked, conned, and stole from, now that the jig is up. Richard Zombeck: Bankers New Tactic: Blame the Victim
- On his journey, Tom is being hosted by members of various hunts, who are also providing stabling for Bilko.
- The counselor bilked his clients out of$2 million.
