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1. Cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money
    
2. Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
   "bilk your opponent";
   - thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle
    
3. Evade payment to
   "He bilked his creditors"
    
4. Escape, either physically or mentally
   "The thief bilked the police";
   - elude, evade

Derived forms: bilked, bilking, bilks

Type of: break loose, cheat, chisel, deprive, escape, forbid, foreclose, forestall, get away, preclude, prevent, rip off

Encyclopedia: Bilk