What is the meaning of the word "bilk"?
Definitions:
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to cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money
verb
- The crooks tried to bilk me but I outsmarted them.
- The crooks tried to bilk me but I outsmarted them.
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to escape, either physically or mentally
verb
- I bilked my captures by reading books in my jail cell.
- I bilked my captures by reading books in my jail cell.
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to evade payment to
verb
- They bilked their creditors.
- They bilked their creditors.
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to hinder or prevent the efforts, plans, or desires of
verb
- I bilked my friend by turning down their picnic plans.
- I bilked my friend by turning down their picnic plans.