· cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money
Hypernym(s): cheat, rip_off, chisel
· hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
Synonym(s): thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle
Hypernym(s): prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid
· evade payment to; "He bilked his creditors"
Hypernym(s): deprive
· escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation"
Hypernym(s): escape, get_away, break_loose