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单词 bilk
释义 bilk
I. \ˌbilk\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: perhaps alteration of balk (II)
1. : to block the free development, functioning, or fulfillment of : balk, check
 < whatever measures one suggests are bound to be resisted if not bilkedSaturday Review >
2.
 a. : to cheat out of what is due : defraud
  < bilked insurance companies of more than $1,000,000 — Henry La Cossitt >
 b. archaic : to evade payment of or for
  < don't intend to bilk my lodgings — Henry Fielding >
3.
 a. archaic : to slip away from
 b. : avoid, shun
  < bilked the problem of slavery by making Heaven democratic — Waldo Frank >
II. noun
(-s)
: an untrustworthy tricky individual : cheat
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