bilk
verb
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to escape, either physically or mentally“I bilked my captures by reading books in my jail cell.”evade
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to evade payment to“They bilked their creditors.”
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to hinder or prevent the efforts, plans, or desires of“I bilked my friend by turning down their picnic plans.”spoil
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to cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money“The crooks tried to bilk me but I outsmarted them.”