cheat
noun
- the act of deceiving or swindling; deception; fraud
- a person who defrauds, deceives, or tricks others; swindler
- chess
transitive verb
- to deal with dishonestly for one's own gain; defraud; swindle
- to deceive by trickery; fool; mislead
- to foil or escape by tricks or by good luck: to cheat death
- to deprive of or destroy the effect of through error or ignorance: using the wrong word cheated him of his legacy
intransitive verb
- to practice fraud or deception
- to behave dishonestly, as at games or on an examination
- ☆ Informal to be sexually unfaithful: often with on
See cheat in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(chēt)
verb cheat·ed,
cheat·ing,
cheats verb, transitive- To deceive by trickery; swindle: cheated customers by overcharging them for purchases.
- To deprive by trickery; defraud: cheated them of their land.
- To mislead; fool: illusions that cheat the eye.
- To elude; escape: cheat death.
verb, intransitive- To act dishonestly; practice fraud.
- To violate rules deliberately, as in a game: was accused of cheating at cards.
- Informal To be sexually unfaithful: cheat on a spouse.
- Baseball To position oneself closer to a certain area than is normal or expected: The shortstop cheated toward second base.
noun- An act of cheating; a fraud or swindle.
- One who cheats; a swindler.
- A computer application, password, or disallowed technique used to advance to a higher skill level in a computer video game.
- Law Fraudulent acquisition of another's property.
- Botany An annual European species of brome grass (Bromus secalinus) widely naturalized in temperate regions.
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