Cheat Definition & Meaning

cheat
noun
  1. weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous
  2. weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat
  3. someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
  4. the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme; "that book is a fraud"
  5. a deception for profit to yourself
verb
  1. 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"
  2. defeat someone through trickery or deceit
  3. engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud; "Who's chiseling on the side?"
  4. be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage; "She cheats on her husband"; "Might her husband be wandering?"

Synonyms for cheat

beat adj

very tired; "was all in at the end of the day"; "so beat I could flop down and go to sleep anywhere

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betray verb

reveal unintentionally; "Her smile betrayed her true feelings" deliver to an enemy by treachery; "Judas sold Jesus

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cheater noun

someone who leads you to believe something that is not true

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cheating adj

not faithful to a spouse or lover; "adulterous husbands and wives

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chess noun

weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat a board game for two players who

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chicane noun

a bridge hand that is void of trumps a movable barrier used in motor racing

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chouse verb

defeat someone through trickery or deceit

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cuckold noun

a man whose wife committed adultery be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage; "She cheats on her husband

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darnel noun

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

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deceiver noun

someone who leads you to believe something that is not true

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"Cheat" in song lyrics

See how cheat is used in real songs:

  • "She realized early pop dukes was a cheat"
    Akrobatik — Limelight
  • "and mary don't cheat"
    Coolio — Mary Jane (I'm in Love With)
  • "Eager to beat so you could leave and have a cheap excuse to cheat"
    Cuban Link f/ Big Pun — Cheat on Her

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Frequently asked questions

What does cheat mean?
weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat someone who leads you to believe something that is not true the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme; "that book is a fraud" a deception for profit to yourself deprive somebody of something by deceit; "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!
What part of speech is cheat?
Cheat is a noun and a verb.
How many definitions does cheat have?
Cheat has 9 definitions across 2 parts of speech (noun, verb).

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