bilk
To spoil the score of in cribbageTo spoil the score of (someone) in cribbage.
» My grandmother was bilked out of her life savings.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To spoil the score of (someone) in cribbage.
(transitive)To do someone out of their due; to deceive or defraud, to cheat (someone).
prellen
cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money
(UK, intransitive)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.
(archaic, transitive)To evade, elude.
evade payment to
Examples
2 sentencesMy grandmother was bilked out of her life savings.
A confidence man polishes his "hood winking" or "eye-washing" techniques before bilking a new victim.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Uncertain; perhaps a variant form of balk.Uncertain; perhaps a variant form of balk.
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Forms
bilks, bilking, bilked, bilkedSynonyms
26 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle