1. [informal] Cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money
   "The con artist bilked elderly victims out of their life savings"
    
2. [informal] Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
   "bilk your opponent";
   - thwart, queer [informal], spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, scupper [informal]
    
3. [archaic] Evade payment to
   "He bilked his creditors"
    
4. [archaic] Escape, either physically or mentally
   "The suspect bilked his way out of the interrogation";
   - elude, evade

Derived forms: bilks, bilking, bilked

Type of: break loose, cheat, chisel [informal], deprive, escape, forbid, foreclose, forestall, get away, preclude, prevent, rip off [informal]

Encyclopedia: Bilk