Cheat - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat (syn: chess)
- someone who leads you to believe something that is not true (syn: cheater, deceiver, slicker, trickster)
- the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme (syn: rig, swindle)
- a deception for profit to yourself (syn: cheating)
verb
- engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud (syn: chisel)
- be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage (syn: betray, cuckold, wander)
Extra examples
The players were accused of cheating.
I had to cheat in order to solve the puzzle.
The store cheats its customers through false advertising.
They cheated him out of a fair deal.
The clever salesman cheated the old lady into giving him all her money.
Jim said that his brother had cheated at cards.
It is possible that Fred cheated at the exam.
He had cheated in the test by using a calculator.
Don't look at my cards - that's cheating.
She claimed that I cheated at chess.
Illegal workers are often cheated by employers.
She cheated her aged aunt out of her fortune.
His addiction has turned him into a cheat and a liar.
Have you been cheating on me while I've been away?
They narrowly cheated death in a 65mph van crash.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: cheat
he/she/it: cheats
present participle: cheating
past tense: cheated
past participle: cheated
singular: cheat
plural: cheats
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