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cheat

/ cheat /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a deception for profit to yourself
Type of:
deception deceit dissembling
Kinds of:
gerrymander
Derived:
chisel rip off
verb Sense 2
defeat someone in an expectation through trickery or deceit
Type of:
beat beat out crush
Derived:
trickery chicanery chicane guile wile
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
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"
Type of:
victimize victimise
Kinds of:
gazump cozen overcharge soak surcharge
Derived:
swindler chiseller chiseler gouger scammer
Entails:
deceive lead on delude
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s to somebody
verb Sense 4
engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud
"Who''s chiseling on the side?"
Type of:
deceive lead on delude
Kinds of:
job shark rig set up cozen
Derived:
swindler chiseller chiseler gouger scammer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
noun Sense 5
the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
"that book is a fraud"
Type of:
fraud
Kinds of:
scam cozenage bunco bunco game bunko
Derived:
rig manipulate set up chouse shaft
noun Sense 6
someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
Type of:
wrongdoer offender
Kinds of:
bluffer four-flusher swindler chiseller chiseler
Derived:
juggle beguile hoodwink chisel rip off
noun Sense 7
weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat
Type of:
brome bromegrass
verb Sense 8
be sexually unfaithful to one''s partner in marriage
"She cheats on her husband"
"Might her husband be wandering?"
Type of:
deceive lead on delude
Kinds of:
two-time play around fool around
Derived:
cuckold
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s something
noun Sense 9
weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous
Type of:
rye grass ryegrass
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
9
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
76
Times Searched
3
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deception deceit dissembling gerrymander beat beat out crush victimize victimise gazump cozen overcharge