<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>To defraud; cheat: He bilked the government of almost a million dollars.</li><li>To evade payment of (a debt).</li><li>To frustrate: a career bilked by poor health.</li><li>To escape from; elude: to bilk one's pursuers.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>A cheat; swindler.</li><li>A trick; fraud; deceit.</li></ul>