bilk
- sense 1: cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money
- bilk
- cheat beat rip_off chisel
- sense 2: hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
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- prevent forestall foreclose preclude forbid
- sense 3: evade payment to; "He bilked his creditors"
- bilk
- sense 4: escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation"
- elude evade bilk
- escape get_away break_loose