bilk (verb)
11bilk — [[t]bɪ̱lk[/t]] bilks, bilking, bilked VERB To bilk someone out of something, especially money, means to cheat them out of it. [AM, INFORMAL] [V n out of n] He disappeared in 1980 after being convicted of bilking investors out of $3 million. [Also …
12bilk — I. transitive verb Etymology: perhaps alteration of 2balk Date: 1647 1. to block the free development of ; frustrate < fate bilks their hopes > 2. a. to cheat out of something valuable ; defraud …
13bilk — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. defraud, swindle. See stealing. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. swindle, cheat, defraud, *fleece, *rip off, rook, *gyp, *take. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb To get money or something else from …
14short-circuit — verb 1. hamper the progress of; impede short circuit warm feelings • Hypernyms: ↑thwart, ↑queer, ↑spoil, ↑scotch, ↑foil, ↑cross, ↑frustrate, ↑baffle …
15bilker — bilk ► VERB informal 1) cheat or defraud. 2) obtain (money) fraudulently. DERIVATIVES bilker noun. ORIGIN originally used in cribbage meaning «spoil one s opponent s score»: perhaps a variant of BAULK(Cf. ↑baulk) …
16get away — verb 1. run away from confinement (Freq. 8) The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison • Syn: ↑escape, ↑break loose • Derivationally related forms: ↑getaway, ↑escape ( …
17let down — verb 1. move something or somebody to a lower position (Freq. 7) take down the vase from the shelf • Syn: ↑lower, ↑take down, ↑get down, ↑bring down • Ant: ↑raise ( …
18break loose — verb 1. be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise (Freq. 2) His anger exploded • Syn: ↑explode, ↑burst forth • Derivationally related forms: ↑explosion (for: ↑ …
19rip off — verb deprive somebody of something by deceit The con man beat me out of $50 This salesman ripped us off! we were cheated by their clever sounding scheme They chiseled me out of my money • Syn: ↑cheat, ↑chisel • …
20leave someone in the lurch — verb To abandon somebody; especially, to abandon somebody and leave him or her in a difficult situation. He left me in the lurch and I had to finish the whole project by myself. Syn: leave somebody holding the bag, bilk …
