cheat

cheat: I UK [tʃiːt] / US [tʃɪt] verb
Word forms "cheat":
present tense I/you/we/they cheat he/she/it cheats present participle cheating past tense cheated past participle cheated
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1)

a) [intransitive] to behave dishonestly, or to not obey rules, for example in order to win a game or do well in an examination

Kids have always found ways of cheating in school exams.

You can't do that – it's cheating.

b) to do something that is not correct but makes it easier to succeed

You can cheat by adding a little flour.

2) [transitive] to treat someone dishonestly

The builders had cheated her by using low-quality materials.
cheat someone (out) of something:
He was accused of cheating investors out of their life savings.

3) [intransitive] to have sex with someone who is not your husband, wife, or partner

He swore to me that he had never cheated.

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cheat death/fate — to avoid death when this seems impossible

In the course of the movie the hero cheats death many times.

feel/be cheated — to feel that you have not been treated fairly

I felt cheated by all the drawbacks and delays.
Phrasal verbs:
- cheat on

II UK [tʃiːt] / US [tʃɪt] noun [countable]
Word forms "cheat":
singular cheat plural cheats
1) someone who cheats

stricter penalties for tax cheats

2)

a) something that is dishonest or unfair

b) something that is not correct, but helps you to succeed

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Synonyms:

Defraud, trick, deceive, dupe, gull, overreach, jockey, cozen, chouse, outwit, bamboozle, circumvent, delude, hoodwink, beguile, mislead, cajole, inveigle, gammon, impose upon, take in, swindle, victimize, practise on, entrap, ensnare, hoax, fool, befool, play false, Deceive, practise fraud, act dishonestly, shuffle, dissemble, cozen, juggle / Trick, deception, imposture, imposition, juggle, stratagem, fraud, wile, blind, catch, swindle, snare, trap, pitfall, artifice, deceit, chouse, piece of finesse, bit of knavery, piece of chicanery / False show, delusion, illusion, deception, mockery, sham, counterfeit, make believe, tinsel, paste / Trickster, impostor, rogue, knave, swindler, sharper, cheater, artful fellow, dodger, artful dodger, shuffler, charlatan, mountebank, chevalier d'industrie

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Cheat! — Country of origin United States No. of episodes 174 Production Running time 21 22 minutes Broadcast Original channel … Wikipedia
cheat — [tʆiːt] verb [intransitive, transitive] to deceive someone, break rules, or behave dishonestly, especially in order to make money for yourself: • Not all publishers want to cheat authors. • There are stiff penalties for stockbrokers who cheat… … Financial and business terms
cheat — cheat·er; cheat·ery; cheat·ing·ly; cheat; es·cheat·able; es·cheat·or; re·cheat; es·cheat; cheat·ry; … English syllables
cheat — n fraud, fake, deceit, deception, *imposture, counterfeit, sham, humbug Analogous words: hoaxing or hoax, bamboozling or bamboozlement (see corresponding verbs at DUPE): *deception, trickery, chicanery, chicane: charlatan, quack, mountebank,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
cheat´er — cheat «cheet», verb, noun. –v.i. to play or do business in a way that is not honest; practice deceit; act fraudulently: »He always cheats at cards if he can get away with it. –v.t. 1. to deceive or trick; swindle; defraud (of or out of): »The… … Useful english dictionary
Cheat — Cheat, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cheated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cheating}.] [See {Cheat}, n., {Escheat}.] 1. To deceive and defraud; to impose upon; to trick; to swindle. [1913 Webster] I am subject to a tyrant, a sorcerer, that by his cunning hath… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cheat — [n1] person who fools others bluff, charlatan, chiseler, con artist, confidence operator, conniver, cozener, crook, deceiver, decoy, defrauder, dodger, double crosser*, doubledealer*, enticer, fake, hypocrite, impostor, inveigler, jockey,… … New thesaurus
cheat — [chēt] n. [ME chete < eschete: see ESCHEAT] 1. the act of deceiving or swindling; deception; fraud 2. a person who defrauds, deceives, or tricks others; swindler 3. CHESS2 vt. 1. to deal with dishonestly for one s own gain; defraud; sw … English World dictionary
Cheat — Cheat, n. [rob. an abbrevation of escheat, lands or tenements that fall to a lord or to the state by forfeiture, or by the death of the tenant without heirs; the meaning being explained by the frauds, real or supposed, that were resorted to in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cheat — Cheat, v. i. To practice fraud or trickery; as, to cheat at cards. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cheat — Cheat, n. [Perh. from OF. chet[ e] goods, chattels.] Wheat, or bread made from wheat. [Obs.] Drayton. [1913 Webster] Their purest cheat, Thrice bolted, kneaded, and subdued in paste. Chapman. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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