TO BILK

Meaning of TO BILK in English

To cheat. Let us bilk the rattling cove; let us cheat the hackney coachman of his fare. Cant. Bilking a coachman, a box-keeper, and a poor whore, were formerly, among men of the town, thought gallant actions.

Slang English vocab. Английский сленговый словарь. 2012

BILK — fraudar; evader
English interlingue dictionary
BILK — I. transitive verb Etymology: perhaps alteration of 2balk Date: 1647 to block the free development of ; frustrate , 2. …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BILK — I. ˌbilk transitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: perhaps alteration of balk (II) 1. : to block the free development, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BILK — (n.) A person who tricks a creditor; an untrustworthy, tricky person.
Английский словарь Webster
BILK — (n.) Nonsense; vain words.
Английский словарь Webster
BILK — (n.) A cheat; a trick; a hoax.
Английский словарь Webster
BILK — (n.) A thwarting an adversary in cribbage by spoiling his score; a balk.
Английский словарь Webster
BILK — (v. t.) To frustrate or disappoint; to deceive or defraud, by nonfulfillment of engagement; to leave in the lurch; to …
Английский словарь Webster
BILK — ( v. t. ) To frustrate or disappoint; to deceive or defraud, by nonfulfillment of engagement; to leave in the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BILK — ( n. ) Nonsense; vain words.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BILK — ( n. ) A thwarting an adversary in cribbage by spoiling his score; a balk.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BILK — ( n. ) A person who tricks a creditor; an untrustworthy, tricky person.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BILK — ( n. ) A cheat; a trick; a hoax.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BILK — — bilker , n. /bilk/ , v.t. 1. to defraud; cheat: He bilked the government of almost a million dollars. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BILK — I. ˈbilk transitive verb Etymology: perhaps alteration of balk (II) Date: 1647 1. : to block the free development of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BILK — noun nonsense; vain words. 2. bilk ·noun a cheat; a trick; a hoax. 3. bilk ·noun a person who tricks …
Webster English vocab
BILK — [bilk] vt [perh. alter. of [2]balk] (1651) 1: to block the free development of: frustrate "fate ~s their hopes" 2. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BILK — bilk BrE AmE bɪlk ▷ bilked bɪlkt ▷ bilker/s ˈbɪlk ə/z AmE \ - ə r/z ▷ bilking ˈbɪlk ɪŋ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BILK — / bɪlk; NAmE / verb [ vn ] ( informal , especially NAmE ) bilk sb (out of sth) | …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BILK — bilk /bɪlk/ BrE AmE verb [transitive] [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: Perhaps from balk ] informal to cheat someone, especially …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BILK — ( bilks, bilking, bilked) To bilk someone out of something, especially money, means to cheat them out of it. ( …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TO — (полная форма); (редуцированная форма, употр. перед гласными); (редуцированная форма, употр. перед согласными) 1. предл. 1) местные и пространственные значения а) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BILK — жульничество, обман (сленг) жулик, мошенник (устаревшее) чепуха, пустые слова обманывать, мошенничать уклоняться от уплаты (долга) избегать; ускользать; улизнуть - to …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BILK — bilk.ogg 1. bılk n 1. жульнчество, обман 2. = bilker 3. уст. чепуха, пустые слова 2. bılk v 1> обманывать, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BILK — 1. сущ.; - bilker2. гл.1) обманывать; уклоняться от уплаты (долгов) - bilk out Syn:elude, defraud 2) расстраивать, срывать, нарушать Syn:frustrate
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
BILK — 1. [bılk] n 1. жульничество, обман 2. = ~er 3. уст. чепуха, пустые слова 2. [bılk] v 1) обманывать, мошенничать …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
BILK — 1. bılk n 1. жульнчество, обман 2. = bilker 3. уст. чепуха, пустые слова 2. bılk v 1) обманывать, мошенничать …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BILK — 1. сущ. ; = bilker 2. гл. 1) обманывать; уклоняться от уплаты ( долгов ) - bilk out Syn: elude …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BILK — 1. сущ.; - bilker 2. гл. 1) обманывать; уклоняться от уплаты (долгов) - bilk out Syn: elude, defraud 2) расстраивать, срывать, нарушать Syn: frustrate
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
BILK — 1. = _n. bilker 2. _v. обманывать; уклоняться от уплаты (долгов) - bilk out
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
BILK — 1. = n. bilker 2. v. обманывать; уклоняться от уплаты (долгов) - bilk out
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
TO — (полная форма); (редуцированная форма, употр. перед гласными); (редуцированная форма, употр. перед согласными) 1. предл. 1) местные и пространственные значения а) …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BILK — жульничество, обман (сленг) жулик, мошенник (устаревшее) чепуха, пустые слова обманывать, мошенничать уклоняться от уплаты (долга) избегать; ускользать; улизнуть - to …
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