To frustrate or disappoint; to deceive or defraud, by nonfulfillment of engagement; to leave in the lurch; to give the slip to; as, to bilk a creditor.

A cheat; a trick; a hoax.

A person who tricks a creditor; an untrustworthy, tricky person.

cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money

hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"

evade payment to; "He bilked his creditors"

escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation"