noun

1. the act of deceiving or swindling; deception; fraud
2. a person who defrauds, deceives, or tricks others; swindler
3. chess

Etymology: ME chete < eschete: see escheat

transitive verb

1. to deal with dishonestly for one's own gain; defraud; swindle
2. to deceive by trickery; fool; mislead
3. to foil or escape by tricks or by good luck to cheat death
4. to deprive of or destroy the effect of through error or ignorance using the wrong word cheated him of his legacy

intransitive verb

1. to practice fraud or deception
2. to behave dishonestly, as at games or on an examination
3. ☆ Informal to be sexually unfaithful: often with on