Word a Day
bilk
What does bilk mean?
bilk (verb): to do someone out of their due; to deceive or defraud, to cheat (someone).
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce bilk?
/bɪlk/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
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What does “bilk” mean?
to talk or write about memories of the past, especially pleasant memories
Not quite: that's what reminisce means.
to do someone out of their due; to deceive or defraud, to cheat (someone)
Right! That's what “bilk” means.
to appear indistinctly, e.g. when seen on the horizon or through the murk
Not quite: that's what loom means.
of a thing: to be an indication, omen, or sign of (something); to portend
Not quite: that's what bode means.
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