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Definitions for Bilk

[1] to defraud; cheat: He bilked the government of almost a million dollars.
[2] to evade payment of (a debt).
[3] to frustrate: a career bilked by poor health.
[4] to escape from; elude: to bilk one's pursuers.
[5] a cheat; swindler.
[6] a trick; fraud; deceit.
[7] to balk; thwart
[8] (often foll by of) to cheat or deceive, esp to avoid making payment to
[9] to escape from; elude
[10] cribbage to play a card that hinders (one's opponent) from scoring in his or her crib
[11] a swindle or cheat
[12] a person who swindles or cheats

Words related to Bilk

fleece, con, deceive, defraud, swindle, overreach, do, rook, thwart, beat, ruin, snow, frustrate, trick, foil, gyp, disappoint, circumvent, bamboozle, flimflam

Words nearby Bilk

biliteral, biliterate, bilith, biliuria, biliverdin, bilk, bill, bill broker, bill of adventure, bill of attainder, bill of entry

Origin of Bilk

First recorded in 1625–35; of obscure origin

Other words from Bilk

bilk·er , noun

Word origin for Bilk

C17: perhaps variant of balk

Synonyms for Bilk

con, deceive, defraud, fleece, swindle, bamboozle, beat, circumvent, disappoint, do, foil, frustrate, gyp, overreach, rook, ruin, snow, thwart, trick, flimflam