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Definitions for Cheating
[1] to defraud; swindle: He cheated her out of her inheritance.
[2] to deceive; influence by fraud: He cheated us into believing him a hero.
[3] to elude; deprive of something expected: He cheated the law by suicide.
[4] to practice fraud or deceit: She cheats without regrets.
[5] to violate rules or regulations: He cheats at cards.
[6] to take an examination or test in a dishonest way, as by improper access to answers.
[7] Informal . to be sexually unfaithful (often followed by on ): Her husband knew she had been cheating all along. He cheated on his wife.
[8] a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds: He is a cheat and a liar.
[9] a fraud; swindle; deception: The game was a cheat.
[10] Law . the fraudulent obtaining of another's property by a pretense or trick.
[11] an impostor: The man who passed as an earl was a cheat.
[12] to deceive or practise deceit, esp for one's own gain; trick or swindle (someone)
[13] (intr) to obtain unfair advantage by trickery, as in a game of cards
[14] (tr) to escape or avoid (something unpleasant) by luck or cunning to cheat death
[15] (when intr, usually foll by on ) informal to be sexually unfaithful to (one's wife, husband, or lover)
[16] a person who cheats
[17] a deliberately dishonest transaction, esp for gain; fraud
[18] informal sham
[19] law the obtaining of another's property by fraudulent means
[20] the usual US name for rye-brome
Words related to Cheating
cheatdishonesty, deception
Words nearby Cheating
cheatcheapie, cheapo, cheapside, cheapskate, cheapy, cheat, cheat day, cheat on, cheat sheet, cheater, cheb
Origin of Cheating
1325–75; Middle English chet (noun) (aphetic for achet, variant of eschet escheat); cheten to escheat, derivative of chet (noun)
Other words from Cheating
cheat·a·ble , adjective
cheat·ing·ly , adverb
out·cheat , verb (used with object)
un·cheat·ed , adjective
un·cheat·ing , adjective
Word origin for Cheating
C14: short for escheat