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bilk

(bɪlk)

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense bilks, present participle bilking, past tense, past participle bilked

verb

To bilk someone out of something, especially money, means to cheat them out of it.

[US, informal]

They are charged with bilking investors out of millions of dollars. [V n + out of]

[Also VERB noun]

Synonyms: cheat, do [slang], skin [slang], fool More Synonyms of bilk

bilk in British English

(bɪlk)

verb (transitive)

to balk; thwart

2. (often foll by of)

to cheat or deceive, esp to avoid making payment to

to escape from; elude

4. cribbage

to play a card that hinders (one's opponent) from scoring in his or her crib

noun

a swindle or cheat

a person who swindles or cheats

Derived forms

bilker (ˈbilker)

noun

Word origin

C17: perhaps variant of balk

bilk in American English

(bɪlk)

verb transitive

to balk or thwart

to cheat or swindle; defraud

to get away without paying (a debt, etc.)

to manage to get away from; elude

to bilk the police

noun

a bilking or being bilked; hoax

a person who cheats; swindler

Derived forms

bilker (ˈbilker)

noun

Word origin

? altered < balk

Synonyms of 'bilk'

cheat, do, skin, fool

More Synonyms of bilk

(verb) in the sense of cheat

Definition

to cheat or deceive, esp. to avoid making payment to

trusts that secretly conspired to bilk the public

Synonyms

cheat

He cheated people out of their life savings.

do (slang)

I'll tell you how they did me.

skin (slang)

fool

Art dealers fool a lot of people.

con (informal)

He claimed that the businessman had conned him out of his life savings.

stiff (slang)

sting

mislead

Ministers knowingly misled the public.

rip off (slang)

deceive

He has deceived and disillusioned us all.

fleece

She claims he fleeced her out of thousands of pounds.

defraud

He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the government.

dupe

Some of the offenders duped the psychologists.

stitch up (slang)

rook (slang)

bamboozle (informal)

He was bamboozled by conmen.

hoodwink

Many people are hoodwinked by the so-called beauty industry.

double-cross (informal)

They were frightened of being double-crossed.

diddle (informal)

do the dirty on (British, informal)

sell a pup to

pull a fast one on (informal)

cozen (informal)

trick

He'll be upset when he finds out how you tricked him.

take in (informal)

swindle

He swindled investors out of millions of pounds.

take for a ride (informal)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of bamboozle

Definition

to cheat

He was bamboozled by conmen.

Synonyms

cheat,

do (informal),

kid (informal),

skin (slang),

trick,

fool,

take in (informal),

con (informal),

stiff,

sting (informal),

mislead,

rip off (slang),

thwart,

deceive,

fleece,

hoax,

defraud,

dupe,

beguile,

gull (archaic),

delude,

swindle,

stitch up (slang),

victimize,

hoodwink,

double-cross (informal),

diddle (informal),

take for a ride (informal),

do the dirty on (British, informal),

bilk,

pull a fast one on (informal),

cozen

in the sense of con

Definition

to swindle or defraud

He claimed that the businessman had conned him out of his life savings.

Synonyms

swindle,

trick,

cheat,

rip off (slang),

sting (informal),

kid (informal),

skin (slang),

stiff (slang),

mislead,

deceive,

hoax,

defraud,

dupe,

gull (archaic),

rook (slang),

humbug,

bamboozle (informal),

hoodwink,

double-cross (informal),

diddle (informal),

take for a ride (informal),

inveigle,

do the dirty on (British, informal),

bilk,

sell a pup,

pull a fast one on (informal),

cozen,

scam (slang)

in the sense of cozen

Definition

to cheat or trick

Synonyms

cheat,

trick,

con (informal),

take advantage of,

stiff (slang),

impose on,

deceive,

dupe,

gull (archaic),

swindle,

circumvent,

stitch up (slang),

victimize,

hoodwink,

double-cross (informal),

diddle (informal),

take for a ride (informal),

inveigle,

bilk

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单词	bilk
释义	Trends of bilk View usage for: bilk (bɪlk) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense bilks, present participle bilking, past tense, past participle bilked verb To bilk someone out of something, especially money, means to cheat them out of it. [US, informal] They are charged with bilking investors out of millions of dollars. [V n + out of] [Also VERB noun] Synonyms: cheat, do [slang], skin [slang], fool More Synonyms of bilk bilk in British English (bɪlk) verb (transitive) 1. to balk; thwart 2. (often foll by of) to cheat or deceive, esp to avoid making payment to 3. to escape from; elude 4. cribbage to play a card that hinders (one's opponent) from scoring in his or her crib noun 5. a swindle or cheat 6. a person who swindles or cheats Derived forms bilker (ˈbilker) noun Word origin C17: perhaps variant of balk bilk in American English (bɪlk) verb transitive 1. to balk or thwart 2. to cheat or swindle; defraud 3. to get away without paying (a debt, etc.) 4. to manage to get away from; elude to bilk the police noun 5. a bilking or being bilked; hoax 6. a person who cheats; swindler Derived forms bilker (ˈbilker) noun Word origin ? altered < balk Synonyms of 'bilk' cheat, do, skin, fool More Synonyms of bilk (verb) in the sense of cheat Definition to cheat or deceive, esp. to avoid making payment to trusts that secretly conspired to bilk the public Synonyms cheat He cheated people out of their life savings. do (slang) I'll tell you how they did me. skin (slang) fool Art dealers fool a lot of people. con (informal) He claimed that the businessman had conned him out of his life savings. stiff (slang) sting mislead Ministers knowingly misled the public. rip off (slang) deceive He has deceived and disillusioned us all. fleece She claims he fleeced her out of thousands of pounds. defraud He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the government. dupe Some of the offenders duped the psychologists. stitch up (slang) rook (slang) bamboozle (informal) He was bamboozled by conmen. hoodwink Many people are hoodwinked by the so-called beauty industry. double-cross (informal) They were frightened of being double-crossed. diddle (informal) do the dirty on (British, informal) sell a pup to pull a fast one on (informal) cozen (informal) trick He'll be upset when he finds out how you tricked him. take in (informal) swindle He swindled investors out of millions of pounds. take for a ride (informal) Additional synonyms in the sense of bamboozle Definition to cheat He was bamboozled by conmen. Synonyms cheat, do (informal), kid (informal), skin (slang), trick, fool, take in (informal), con (informal), stiff, sting (informal), mislead, rip off (slang), thwart, deceive, fleece, hoax, defraud, dupe, beguile, gull (archaic), delude, swindle, stitch up (slang), victimize, hoodwink, double-cross (informal), diddle (informal), take for a ride (informal), do the dirty on (British, informal), bilk, pull a fast one on (informal), cozen in the sense of con Definition to swindle or defraud He claimed that the businessman had conned him out of his life savings. Synonyms swindle, trick, cheat, rip off (slang), sting (informal), kid (informal), skin (slang), stiff (slang), mislead, deceive, hoax, defraud, dupe, gull (archaic), rook (slang), humbug, bamboozle (informal), hoodwink, double-cross (informal), diddle (informal), take for a ride (informal), inveigle, do the dirty on (British, informal), bilk, sell a pup, pull a fast one on (informal), cozen, scam (slang) in the sense of cozen Definition to cheat or trick Synonyms cheat, trick, con (informal), take advantage of, stiff (slang), impose on, deceive, dupe, gull (archaic), swindle, circumvent, stitch up (slang), victimize, hoodwink, double-cross (informal), diddle (informal), take for a ride (informal), inveigle, bilk Nearby words of bilk bile bilge bilious bilk bill billet billow Synonyms of 'bilk' bilk Explore 'bilk' in the dictionary
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