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Princeton's WordNet

  1. darnel, tare, bearded darnel, cheat, Lolium temulentumnoun

    weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous

  2. chess, cheat, Bromus secalinusnoun

    weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat

  3. deceiver, cheat, cheater, trickster, beguiler, slickernoun

    someone who leads you to believe something that is not true

  4. swindle, cheat, rignoun

    the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme

    "that book is a fraud"

  5. cheat, cheatingverb

    a deception for profit to yourself

  6. cheat, rip off, chiselverb

    deprive somebody of something by deceit

    "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money"

  7. cheat, chouse, shaft, screw, chicane, jockeyverb

    defeat someone through trickery or deceit

  8. cheat, chiselverb

    engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud

    "Who's chiseling on the side?"

  9. cheat on, cheat, cuckold, betray, wanderverb

    be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage

    "She cheats on her husband"; "Might her husband be wandering?"

Wiktionary

  1. cheatnoun

    Someone who cheats (informal: cheater).

  2. cheatnoun

    A card game where the goal is to have no cards remaining in a hand, often by telling lies.

  3. cheatnoun

    A hidden means of gaining an unfair advantage in a computer game, often by entering a cheat code.

  4. cheatverb

    To violate rules in order to gain advantage from a situation.

    My brother flunked biology because he cheated on his mid-term.

  5. cheatverb

    To be unfaithful to one's spouse or partner.

    My husband cheated on me with his secretary.

  6. cheatverb

    To manage to avoid something even though it seemed unlikely.

  7. cheatverb

    To deceive; to fool; to trick.

  8. Etymology: Aphetic form of escheat, from

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Cheatnoun

    Etymology: from the verb. Some think abbreviated from escheat, because many fraudulent measures being taken by the lords of manours in procuring escheats, cheat the abridgment was brought to convey a bad meaning.

    The pretence of publick good is a cheat that will ever pass, though so abused by ill men, that I wonder the good do not grow ashamed to use it. William Temple.

    Emp’rick politicians use deceit,
    Hide what they give, and cure but by a cheat. Dryden.

    When I consider life, ’tis all a cheat;
    Yet, fool’d with hope, men favour the deceit.
    Trust on, and think tomorrow will repay;
    Tomorrow’s falser than the former day;
    Lyes worse; and while it says, we shall be blest,
    With some new joys cuts off what we possest. Dryden.

    Dissimulation can be no further useful than it is concealed; for as much as no man will trust a known cheat. South.

    Like that notorious cheat, vast sums I give,
    Only that you may keep me while I live. John Dryden, Cleomenes.

  2. To CHEATverb

    Etymology: of uncertain derivation; probably from acheter, Fr. to purchase, alluding to the tricks used in making bargains.

    It is a dangerous commerce, where an honest man is sure at first of being cheated; and he recovers not his losses, but by learning to cheat others. Dryden.

    There are a sort of people who find that the most effectual way to cheat the people, is always to pretend to infallible cures. John Tillotson, Preface.

    I that am curtail’d by this fair proportion,
    Cheated of feature by dissembling nature,
    Deform’d, unfinish’d. William Shakespeare, Richard III.

Wikipedia

  1. cheat

    Cheating generally describes various actions designed to subvert rules in order to obtain unfair advantages. This includes acts of bribery, cronyism and nepotism in any situation where individuals are given preference using inappropriate criteria. The rules infringed may be explicit, or they may be from an unwritten code of conduct based on morality, ethics or custom, making the identification of cheating conduct a potentially subjective process. Cheating can refer specifically to infidelity. Someone who is known for cheating is referred to as a cheat in British English, and a cheater in American English. A person described as a "cheat" doesn't necessarily cheat all the time, but rather, relies on deceitful tactics to the point of acquiring a reputation for it.

ChatGPT

  1. cheat

    To cheat is to act dishonestly or unfairly in order to gain an advantage, especially in a game, competition, or examination. It can also refer to deceiving or tricking someone by not following the rules or by using deceitful methods.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Cheatnoun

    an act of deception or fraud; that which is the means of fraud or deception; a fraud; a trick; imposition; imposture

  2. Cheatnoun

    one who cheats or deceives; an impostor; a deceiver; a cheater

  3. Cheatnoun

    a troublesome grass, growing as a weed in grain fields; -- called also chess. See Chess

  4. Cheatnoun

    the obtaining of property from another by an intentional active distortion of the truth

  5. Cheatnoun

    to deceive and defraud; to impose upon; to trick; to swindle

  6. Cheatnoun

    to beguile

  7. Cheatverb

    to practice fraud or trickery; as, to cheat at cards

  8. Cheatnoun

    wheat, or bread made from wheat

  9. Etymology: [Perh. from OF. chet goods, chattels.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Cheat

    chēt, v.t. to deceive, defraud, impose upon.—v.i. to practise deceit.—n. a fraud: one who cheats.—ns. Cheat′er, one who cheats: (Shak.) an officer who collected the fines to be paid into the Exchequer; Cheat′ery (coll.), cheating.—Put a cheat upon, to deceive.—Tame cheater, a decoy. [M. E. cheten, a form of escheten, to escheat.]

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Anagrams for cheat »

  1. tache

  2. teach

  3. Teach

  4. theca

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of cheat in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of cheat in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of cheat in a Sentence

  1. Brianna Glenn:

    I have people going to London next month, and they ’ll come to me and ask me about cancelling, and what are the risks. I ’ll discuss it with them, but we have to be realistic and understanding that safety ca n’t be accurately predicted. We have to be sensible about risks, but I don’t want them to cheat themselves and live inside a safety bubble. One of the biggest terrorist attacks in London occurred July 7, 2005. Sometimes referred to as 7/7, the series of synchronized terroristsuicide bombings in the central city targeted civilians usingthe public transport systemduring rush hour. But more recently, France -- another major destination for American tourists -- has been hit hard by a series of devastating attacks. After the 2016 attacks in Nice, France, Brianna Glenn said she had one cancellation -- but that client wasn't even traveling to France. Sometimes it’s irrational, Glenn admitted but still, she recommends that all travelers purchase travel insurance for big trips. I’ve had people change routes of flights to avoid certain airports. Wednesday’s tragic event took place in one of London’s most populated areas, near Parliament Square. Steve Born, vice president of marketing for the Globus Family of Brands, told Fox News that across Steve Born company they currently have 69 guests in London, and all are accounted for in their home base hotels. A few guests are staying near the location of the attack.

  2. The Dhammapada:

    The faults of others are easily perceived, but those of oneself are difficult to perceive; a man winnows his neighbour?s faults like chaff, but his own fault he hides as a cheat hides the false dice from the gamester.

  3. Laila Tabatabai:

    A lot of people think ‘Oh well, there goes my diet; might as well make this a cheat day,’ but you can still cut it off at any point and prevent yourself from eating more.

  4. Xu Qi:

    We believe Sun did not intend to cheat, the punishment was in accordance with related rules and reasonable.

  5. Scott Walker:

    In our state, we have a law that makes it easy to vote but hard to cheat, it’s another example of how Hillary Clinton is squarely out of touch with mainstream America.

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Translations for cheat

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  • غشArabic
  • изигравам, измамник, измама, измамвамBulgarian
  • trampejar, enganyar, trampós, truc, mentirCatalan, Valencian
  • podvádětCzech
  • svindle, bedrage, undgå, snyde, være utroDanish
  • Cheat, schummeln, betrügen, fremdgehen, schwindeln, überlisten, die Ehe brechen, austricksenGerman
  • mentiroso, engañar, tramposo, truco, hacer trampaSpanish
  • fusku, huijaus, välttää, huijata, huijari, pettääFinnish
  • svíkja, svika, snýtaFaroese
  • tricheur, tricheuse, menteur, tricher, tromperFrench
  • feall, imir, déan séitéireacht, séitéir, déan cneámhaireacht ar, déan caimiléireacht ar, cúigleáilIrish
  • רימה, צ'יט, בגדHebrew
  • धोखाHindi
  • csalás, csal, csaló, szélhámos, megcsalHungarian
  • svindl, svindla, halda framhjáIcelandic
  • fregareItalian
  • チート, まやかす, 偽る, 不倫, 騙すJapanese
  • fuddelenLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
  • мами, измамник, илеџија, и́леџи, шифра, ма́миMacedonian
  • vals spelen, bedriegen, vreemdgaanDutch
  • være utro, bedra, snyte, lure, jukse, fuske, unngå, juksepaveNorwegian
  • zdrajca, cheat, czit, zdradzać, oszustka, zdrajczyni, oszukiwać, kod, oszustPolish
  • سینهPashto, Pushto
  • trapaceiro, trapaça, roubar, trair, macete, trapacear, enganarPortuguese
  • чит, мухлева́ть, обману́ть, обду́ривать, надува́ть, обма́нывать, изменя́ть, обма́нщица, ве́рю-не-ве́рю, моше́нничать, смоше́нничать, смухлева́ть, изменить, обдури́ть, гуля́ть, наду́ть, обма́нщик, моше́нник, моше́нницаRussian
  • podvádzaťSlovak
  • fiffla, bedraga, vänsterprassla, skojare, vänsla, fusk, fuska, svindla, vara otrogen, bedra, lura, fuskare, vänstra, bluffstopp, undgåSwedish
  • นอกใจThai
  • aldatmak, dolandırmak, kopya çekmekTurkish
  • обдуритиUkrainian
  • frawtineu, tructer, tructeu, tructeuse, frawtineuseWalloon

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