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Meaning of "bilk" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BILK

Perhaps variant of balk.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BILK

bilk  [bɪlk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BILK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bilk is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb bilk in English.

WHAT DOES BILK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of bilk in the English dictionary

The first definition of bilk in the dictionary is to balk; thwart. Other definition of bilk is to cheat or deceive, esp to avoid making payment to. Bilk is also to escape from; elude.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BILK

PRESENT

Present
I bilk
you bilk
he/she/it bilks
we bilk
you bilk
they bilk
Present continuous
I am bilking
you are bilking
he/she/it is bilking
we are bilking
you are bilking
they are bilking
Present perfect
I have bilked
you have bilked
he/she/it has bilked
we have bilked
you have bilked
they have bilked
Present perfect continuous
I have been bilking
you have been bilking
he/she/it has been bilking
we have been bilking
you have been bilking
they have been bilking
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I bilked
you bilked
he/she/it bilked
we bilked
you bilked
they bilked
Past continuous
I was bilking
you were bilking
he/she/it was bilking
we were bilking
you were bilking
they were bilking
Past perfect
I had bilked
you had bilked
he/she/it had bilked
we had bilked
you had bilked
they had bilked
Past perfect continuous
I had been bilking
you had been bilking
he/she/it had been bilking
we had been bilking
you had been bilking
they had been bilking
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will bilk
you will bilk
he/she/it will bilk
we will bilk
you will bilk
they will bilk
Future continuous
I will be bilking
you will be bilking
he/she/it will be bilking
we will be bilking
you will be bilking
they will be bilking
Future perfect
I will have bilked
you will have bilked
he/she/it will have bilked
we will have bilked
you will have bilked
they will have bilked
Future perfect continuous
I will have been bilking
you will have been bilking
he/she/it will have been bilking
we will have been bilking
you will have been bilking
they will have been bilking
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would bilk
you would bilk
he/she/it would bilk
we would bilk
you would bilk
they would bilk
Conditional continuous
I would be bilking
you would be bilking
he/she/it would be bilking
we would be bilking
you would be bilking
they would be bilking
Conditional perfect
I would have bilk
you would have bilk
he/she/it would have bilk
we would have bilk
you would have bilk
they would have bilk
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been bilking
you would have been bilking
he/she/it would have been bilking
we would have been bilking
you would have been bilking
they would have been bilking
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you bilk
we let´s bilk
you bilk
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to bilk
Past participle
bilked
Present Participle
bilking
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BILK


buttermilk
ˈbʌtəˌmɪlk
foremilk
ˈfɔːˌmɪlk
ilk
ɪlk
Liebfraumilch
ˈliːbfraʊˌmɪlk
milk
mɪlk
silk
sɪlk
soymilk
ˈsɔɪˌmɪlk
thilk
ðɪlk
whilk
hwɪlk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BILK

bilingualism
bilingually
bilinguist
bilious
bilious attack
biliously
biliousness
bilirubin
biliteral
biliverdin
bilker
bill
bill broker
bill of adventure
bill of attainder
bill of costs
bill of entry
bill of exchange
bill of fare
bill of goods

WORDS THAT END LIKE BILK

baby milk
breast milk
coconut milk
condensed milk
corn silk
cry over spilt milk
embroidery silk
evaporated milk
formula milk
full-cream milk
of that ilk
powdered milk
raw milk
raw silk
school milk
skim milk
skimmed milk
spun silk
sugar of milk
whole milk

Synonyms and antonyms of bilk in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BILK»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «bilk» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of bilk

Translation of «bilk» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BILK

Find out the translation of bilk to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bilk from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bilk» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

赖帐
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

estafar
570 millions of speakers

English

bilk
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

bilk
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بيلك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

обмануть
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

defraudar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঠক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

escroquer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bilk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bilk
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

bilk
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

떼어 먹다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bilk
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sai hẹn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஏமாற்று
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दंड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ödememek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bilk
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zwieść
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

обдурити
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

trage pe sfoară
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ξεφεύγω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bedrieër
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bilk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bilk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bilk

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BILK»

The term «bilk» is regularly used and occupies the 82.481 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BILK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bilk» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bilk» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bilk

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BILK»

Discover the use of bilk in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bilk and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Colorado's Thirteeners, 13,800 to 13,999 Feet: From Hikes to ...
A3 - Bilk Basin Approach From Sunshine Mesa TH at 9,780 ft: 108 RP 9.8 mi 2,280ft Class! You can approach Gladstone's North Ridge Route from Bilk Basin east of the peak. Start at the Sunshine Mesa Trailhead and contour 2.0 miles west ...
Gerry Roach, Jennifer Roach, 2001
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All Music Guide to Jazz: The Definitive Guide to Jazz Music
-Scolt Yanow Acker Bilk (Bernard Stanley Bilk) b. Jan. 28. 1929, Pensford. Somerset. England Clarinet / Trad jazz Acker Bilk-or Mr. Acker Bilk, as he was billed-has won immortality on rock oldies radio for his surprise 1962 hit "Stranger on the ...
Vladimir Bogdanov, Chris Woodstra, Stephen Thomas Erlewine, 2002
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Tait's Edinburgh Magazine
SOME days since a proof-sheet was sent us for correction, in which Lord Althorp's bill for the commutation of English tithes, was ingeniously printed Lord Althorp's BILK. The letter was wrong, but the spirit so exquisitely correct, that there was ...
William Tait, Christian Isobel Johnstone, 1833
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The Reformers' Gazette
First, we had the great Bilk, by which the Irish nation, long alternately praying and fighting for justice, got the Coercion Bill. Then there was the bilk of retrenchment ; the bilk of the abolition of pensions and sinecure places ; the bilk of the ...
5
A Dictionary of Science: Comprising Astronomy, Chemistry, ...
80 Semele 1866, January 6 Tietjen Berlin 87 Sylvia May 16 Pogson Madras 88 Tblsbe June 15 Peters Clinton, U.S. 89 Julia August 6 St«phan Marseilles 90 Autlope October 1 Luther Bilk 91 JEgina November 4 Stlphan Marseilles 92 Uudlna ...
George Farrer Rodwell, 1873
6
Pattie's modern stage: a collection of the most approved and ...
Bilk. Here's a determined chap — but I vont give it up— aint you a little bit frightened ? Natty. Not a morsel are you ? Bi!k. Vy no, only I don't like horse pistols. Natty. What do you mean ? Bilk. The old gentleman sleeps with a pair on ' em under ...
P. D., 1839
7
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
Is The Music (Bell 1982), Acker Bilk In Holland (Timeless 1985), Nature Boy (PRT 1985), Acker's Choice (Teldec 1985), John, Paul And Acker (PRT 1986), Love Songs My Way (Topline 1987), On Stage (Start 1988), with Ken Colyer It Looks ...
Colin Larkin, 2011
8
Colorado's Best Wildflower Hikes: Volume 3 : the San Juan ...
BILK CREEK UPPER FALLS rosy paintbrush, promiscuous as it is pretty. A late bloomer, Parry goldenweed produces small, tidy flowers on clean green foliage, while orange sneezeweed tosses unkempt heads of droopy rays on top of rangy,  ...
Pamela D. Irwin, 2006
9
More Mornings at Bow Street: A New Collection of Humorous ...
If he approached the conservatory to take an ice, or a little cherry bounce, or what not, the ladies Ferrers and Dornton exclaimed ' May it choke the bilk!' If he sat down, it was ' There sits a bilk !' If he stood up — it was ' There stands a bilk !
John Wight, 1827
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The Midnight Sky: Familiar Notes on the Stars and Planets
Luther. Bilk. 27 Euterpe. 99 November 8. Hind. London. 28 Bellona. 1854 March 1. Luther. Bilk. 29 Amphitrite. >> March 1. Marth. London. 30 Urania. July 22. Hind. London. 31 Euphrosyne. 99 September 1. Ferguson. Washington. 32 Pomona.
Edwin Dunkin, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BILK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bilk is used in the context of the following news items.
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Johanes Kuhnen explores new directions in his latest show at Bilk
Three examples of bar brooches from this period are in the exhibition at Bilk Gallery. The main element is a long sleek chiselled dark or ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
2
Victims Prepare to Face Michigan Doctor Who Poisoned Patients for …
... two counts of money laundering in a $35 million scheme to bilk the government into paying for "excessive or unnecessary" cancer treatments. «People Magazine, Jul 15»
3
Charges filed against three people, two businesses in alleged …
Lawsuits filed by the company alleges Pevato, Karen Duhon and Scott Tucker conspired to bilk the company of between $15 million to $30 million and used the ... «KATC Lafayette News, Jul 15»
4
Childcare costs pinch working families
“I get that people bilk it, but it's frustrating for those of us who want to work, want to get ahead but simply can't afford it; not quality daycare, ... «Channel3000.com - WISC-TV3, Jul 15»
5
Email points to broader probe of Miami affordable housing developers
... Boggio and others to bilk millions of dollars from a U.S. government program for affordable housing — through an alleged kickback scheme ... «Miami Herald, Jul 15»
6
Victim voices frustration after Sears embezzlement
... 28, embarked on an elaborate daily scheme, which lasted for months, to bilk the store out of thousands of dollars. The victim claimed Bane, ... «Cortez Journal, Jul 15»
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Flint man admits to cheating Uncle Sam out of $125000 in tax scam
FLINT, MI -- A Flint tax preparer has admitted to using his business to bilk the federal government out of more than $125,000. Lamar Boyd ... «MLive.com, Jul 15»
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Over 100 banking Trojans traced to one 20-year-old Brazilian …
You know, so you can decide whether or not it's worth your $320 to bilk your countrymen out of enough money to make a blanket. [ATM image ... «Geek, Jul 15»
9
Theater notes: Singer Anthony David's new stage; Onstage Atlanta's …
... musical from David Yazbek (music and lyrics) and Jeffrey Lane (book) about con-men scheming to bilk rich women on the French Riviera. «Atlanta Journal Constitution, Jul 15»
10
Pearls of Wisdom
"Mr. Acker Bilk, Stranger on the Shore. This song melted the hearts of teenage girls long before Frankie Valli ever thought of trying it. It's a great ... «RushLimbaugh.com, Jul 15»

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