ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Bilk

/bɪlk/ · noun

Meaning

(cribbage) The spoiling of someone's score in the crib..

Definitions by Sense

(cribbage) The spoiling of someone's score in the crib.
(obsolete) A deception, a hoax.
(obsolete) A cheat or swindler.
(transitive) To spoil the score of (someone) in cribbage.
(transitive) To do someone out of their due; to deceive or defraud, to cheat (someone).
(intransitive, UK) To 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.
(transitive, archaic) To evade, elude.

Example Sentences

They also perpetrate nonviolent crimes like bilking elderly couples out of their life savings and running a business with ruthless disregard for the welfare of the workforce or stakeholders.

Mr. Gallagher, who went by the nickname Doc, pleaded guilty on Aug. 31 to several charges connected to what prosecutors described as a Ponzi scheme that lasted nearly 10 years and bilked older people of their retirement savings.

Word Forms

bilks
bilking
bilked

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What does bilk mean?

Bilk means (cribbage) The spoiling of someone's score in the crib..

What is a synonym for bilk?

Common synonyms include abuse, beglammer, counterfeit, deceive.

What is the opposite of bilk?

The opposite depends on the specific sense.

How do you use bilk in a sentence?

They also perpetrate nonviolent crimes like bilking elderly couples out of their life savings and running a business with ruthless disregard for the welfare of the workforce or stakeholders.

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Definitions by Sense

(cribbage) The spoiling of someone's score in the crib.

(obsolete) A deception, a hoax.

(obsolete) A cheat or swindler.

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

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

(intransitive, UK) To 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.

(transitive, archaic) To evade, elude.

Example Sentences

They also perpetrate nonviolent crimes like bilking elderly couples out of their life savings and running a business with ruthless disregard for the welfare of the workforce or stakeholders.

Mr. Gallagher, who went by the nickname Doc, pleaded guilty on Aug. 31 to several charges connected to what prosecutors described as a Ponzi scheme that lasted nearly 10 years and bilked older people of their retirement savings.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does bilk mean?

Bilk means (cribbage) The spoiling of someone's score in the crib..

What is a synonym for bilk?

Common synonyms include abuse, beglammer, counterfeit, deceive.

What is the opposite of bilk?

The opposite depends on the specific sense.

How do you use bilk in a sentence?

They also perpetrate nonviolent crimes like bilking elderly couples out of their life savings and running a business with ruthless disregard for the welfare of the workforce or stakeholders.

Sources & Attribution

FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.