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cheat
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noun (n)

  • weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous(noun.plant)
    source: wordnet30
  • weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat(noun.plant)
    source: wordnet30
  • someone who leads you to believe something that is not true(noun.person)
    source: wordnet30
  • the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    rig, swindle
    source: wordnet30
  • a deception for profit to yourself(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    cheating
    source: wordnet30
  • An act of deception or fraud; that which is the means of fraud or deception; a fraud; a trick; imposition; imposture.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • Wheat, or bread made from wheat.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • deprive somebody of something by deceit(verb.social)
    Example:
    We were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme.
    Synonym:
    chisel, rip off
    source: wordnet30
  • defeat someone through trickery or deceit(verb.competition)
    source: wordnet30
  • engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud(verb.social)
    Synonym:
    chisel
    source: wordnet30
  • be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage(verb.social)
    Example:
    She cheats on her husband.
    source: wordnet30
  • To deceive and defraud; to impose upon; to trick; to swindle.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To practice fraud or trickery; as, to cheat at cards.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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