v.
Pronunciation: ' bilk
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: perhaps alteration of 2 balk
Date: 1647
1 : to block the free development of : FRUSTRATE <fate bilk s their hopes>
2 a : to cheat out of something valuable : DEFRAUD b : to evade payment of or to < bilk s his creditors>
3 : to slip away from < bilk ed her pursuers>
– bilk · er noun