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BILK

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Escape, either physically or mentally

Example:

The event evades explanation

Synonyms:

bilk; elude; evade

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "bilk" is one way to...):

break loose; escape; get away (run away from confinement)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

Sense 2

Meaning:

Evade payment to

Example:

He bilked his creditors

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "bilk" is one way to...):

deprive (keep from having, keeping, or obtaining)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Sense 3

Meaning:

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

Example:

foil your opponent

Synonyms:

baffle; bilk; cross; foil; frustrate; queer; scotch; spoil; thwart

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "bilk" is one way to...):

forbid; foreclose; forestall; preclude; prevent (keep from happening or arising; make impossible)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "bilk"):

disappoint; let down (fail to meet the hopes or expectations of)

dash (destroy or break)

short-circuit (hamper the progress of; impede)

ruin (destroy or cause to fail)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sense 4

Meaning:

Cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "bilk" is one way to...):

cheat; chisel; rip off (deprive somebody of something by deceit)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody of something

Sentence example:

They bilk him of all his money

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