Meaning & Definition of Cheat in English
English⟶
Cheat
/ʧit/
noun
1. Weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land
- Seeds sometimes considered poisonous
synonym:
- darnel,
- tare,
- bearded darnel,
- cheat,
- Lolium temulentum
2. Weedy annual native to europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat
synonym:
- chess,
- cheat,
- Bromus secalinus
3. Someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
synonym:
- deceiver,
- cheat,
- cheater,
- trickster,
- beguiler,
- slicker
4. The act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
- "That book is a fraud"
synonym:
- swindle,
- cheat,
- rig
5. A deception for profit to yourself
synonym:
- cheat,
- cheating
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"
synonym:
- cheat,
- rip off,
- chisel
2. Defeat someone through trickery or deceit
synonym:
- cheat,
- chouse,
- shaft,
- screw,
- chicane,
- jockey
3. Engage in deceitful behavior
- Practice trickery or fraud
- "Who's chiseling on the side?"
synonym:
- cheat,
- chisel
4. Be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage
- "She cheats on her husband"
- "Might her husband be wandering?"
synonym:
- cheat on,
- cheat,
- cuckold,
- betray,
- wander
Examples of using
I couldn't even think that he'd want to cheat me.
I was being taught to cheat.
Don't you think it's wrong to cheat on an examination?