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bilk

verb

/bɪlk/

Meaning

To cheat or defraud someone of money or rights.

The scammer tried to bilk elderly people out of their savings.

bilk someone out of

cheat, swindle, defraud, deceive, trick

repay, compensate, reimburse

bilk money, bilk customers, bilk investors, bilk victims

to obstruct; to create difficulties

To place or deal with things close together for contrasting effect; to compare by placing side by si...

to press something firmly, especially from all sides in order to extract or compress it

to manipulate the boundaries of an electoral constituency to favor one party or class

to make an offense, fault, or situation seem less serious by providing an excuse or explanation

to walk in a slow, relaxed manner without hurry or effort