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bilk

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As a noun, bilk means the spoiling of someone's score in the crib. As a verb, it means spoil the score of (someone) in cribbage.

Meanings of bilk

10 meanings

noun

  1. cribbageThe spoiling of someone's score in the crib.

Older and rare meanings (2)

  1. obsoleteA deception, a hoax.

  2. obsoleteA cheat or swindler.

verb

  1. To spoil the score of (someone) in cribbage.

  2. To do someone out of their due; to deceive or defraud, to cheat (someone).

  3. UKTo steal fuel from a self-service filling station by driving away without paying after filling the fuel tank or other container; to commit a drive-off.

  4. Cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money

  5. Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

    “What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge”

    “foil your opponent”

    Similar: thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross

  6. Escape, either physically or mentally

    “The thief eluded the police”

    “This difficult idea seems to evade her”

    “The event evades explanation”

    Similar: elude, evade
Older and rare meanings (1)

  1. archaicTo evade, elude.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

bilk around the world

UKTo steal fuel from a self-service filling station by driving away without paying after filling the fuel tank or other container; to commit a drive-off.

Synonyms by meaning

All synonyms for bilk →
verb: hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
thwartqueerspoilscotchfoilcrossfrustratebaffle
verb: escape, either physically or mentally
eludeevade

Words that rhyme with bilk

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