cheat
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
cheats;
cheated;
cheating
cheats;
cheated;
cheating
Britannica Dictionary definition of CHEAT
1
[no object]
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to break a rule or law usually to gain an advantage at something
— often + on or at
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The players were accused of cheating.
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I had to cheat in order to solve the puzzle.
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She was caught cheating on a test.
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They cheated on their taxes.
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He cheats at cards.
2
[+ object]
a
:
to take something from (someone) by lying or breaking a rule
— usually + out of
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The store cheats its customers through false advertising.
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He cheated [=tricked, swindled] the elderly couple out of their property.
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I was cheated out of 20 dollars.
b
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to prevent (someone) from having something that he or she deserves or was expecting to get
— usually used in the phrase feel cheated
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They cheated him out of a fair deal.
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Tourists felt cheated when they arrived and found out the cathedral was closed.
3
[+ object]
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to avoid (something bad, dangerous, etc.) by being clever or lucky
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a heroin addict who has cheated death many times
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They tried to cheat fate. [=they took a risk and hoped be lucky]
cheat on
[phrasal verb]
cheat on (someone)
informal
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to break a promise made to (someone, such as your wife or husband) by having sex with someone else
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He cheated on his wife/girlfriend.
— cheater
noun, plural cheaters [count]
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cheat
/ˈtʃiːt/
noun
plural
cheats
2
cheat
/ˈtʃiːt/
noun
plural
cheats
Britannica Dictionary definition of CHEAT
[count]
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a person who cheats
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He's a liar and a cheat. [=cheater]
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tax cheats
