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Word | Bilk |
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge; foil your opponent / cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money / A thwarting an adversary in cribbage by spoiling his score / swindle; cheat / obtain or withhold money from (someone) by deceit or without justification; cheat or defraud. / to cheat or trick (a person or organization) especially by taking money, | |
Usage | ⇒ The con man specialized in bilking insurance companies. ⇒ an investigation revealed that the garage had been bilking motorists for repairs that had never been made ⇒ government waste has bilked the taxpayer of billions of dollars |
Synonyms | swindle, cheat, defraud, rook, con, deceive, trick, bamboozle, dupe, flimflam, take, cozen, fleece, gull, victimize, fool, gyp, diddle, hoodwink, cross, |
Antonyms | give, give away, allow, apply, address, administer, bear, bestow, bring, cast, commit, communicate, concede, contribute, convey, dawdle, dedicate, deliver, directness, dispense, |
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