bilk
noun
1. (cribbage) The spoiling of someone's score in the crib.
2. (obsolete) A deception, a hoax.
verb
1. cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money
Definition categories: social, cheat, chisel
2. hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
Similar word(s): baffle, cross, foil, frustrate, scotch, spoil, thwart
Definition categories: social, forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent
3. evade payment to
- He bilked his creditors
Definition categories: possession, deprive
4. escape, either physically or mentally