Bilk

v. t.	1.	To frustrate or disappoint; to deceive or defraud, by nonfulfillment of engagement; to leave in the lurch; to give the slip to; as, to bilk a creditor. [imp. & p. p. Bilked ( ); p. pr. & vb. n. Bilking.]
n.	1.	A thwarting an adversary in cribbage by spoiling his score; a balk.
	2.	A cheat; a trick; a hoax.
	3.	Nonsense; vain words.
	4.	A person who tricks a creditor; an untrustworthy, tricky person.

Verb	1.	bilk - cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money
	2.	bilk - hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent" Synonyms: frustrate, queer, scotch, thwart, foil, baffle, cross, spoil
	3.	bilk - evade payment to; "He bilked his creditors"
	4.	bilk - escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation" Synonyms: elude, evade

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