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The spoiling of someone's score in the crib.
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A deception, a hoax.obsolete
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A cheat or swindler.obsolete
bilk
bilk5 senses · 98 ms
Level C2GRE
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To spoil the score of (someone) in cribbage.transitive
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To do someone out of their due; to deceive or defraud, to cheat (someone).transitive
- They also perpetrate nonviolent crimes like bilking elderly couples out of their life savings and running a business with ruthless disregard for the welfare of the workforce or stakeholders.
- Mr. Gallagher, who went by the nickname Doc, pleaded guilty on Aug. 31 to several charges connected to what prosecutors described as a Ponzi scheme that lasted nearly 10 years and bilked older people of their retirement savings.
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To steal fuel from a self-service filling station by driving away without paying after filling the fuel tank or other container; to commit a drive-off.UKintransitive
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To evade, elude.archaictransitive