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cheat

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
1 cheat /ˈtʃiːt/ verb
cheats; cheated; cheating
1 cheat
/ˈtʃiːt/
verb
cheats; cheated; cheating
Learner's definition of CHEAT
1 
[no object] : to break a rule or law usually to gain an advantage at something违规；作弊
— often + on or at
2 
[+ object]
a  : to take something from (someone) by lying or breaking a rule欺骗，蒙骗（某人以获取某物）
— usually + out of
b  : to prevent (someone) from having something that he or she deserves or was expecting to get欺骗，蒙骗（某人，使其无法得到应得之物）
— usually used in the phrase feel cheated通常用于短语feel cheated
3 
[+ object] : to avoid (something bad, dangerous, etc.) by being clever or lucky侥幸逃脱；逃避

cheat on

[phrasal verb]
cheat on (someone) informal
: to break a promise made to (someone, such as your wife or husband) by having sex with someone else（在男女关系上）对…不忠

— cheater

noun, plural cheaters [count]
2 cheat /ˈtʃiːt/ noun
plural cheats
2 cheat
/ˈtʃiːt/
noun
plural cheats
Learner's definition of CHEAT
[count]
: a person who cheats骗子
BNC: 5936 COCA: 4369

cheat

1 of 2

verb

ˈchēt How to pronounce cheat (audio)
cheated; cheating; cheats

transitive verb

1
: to deprive of something valuable by the use of deceit or fraud
cheated the elderly couple out of their property
2
: to influence or lead by deceit, trick, or artifice
a young man who cheated young women into marrying him when he was already married
3
: to elude or thwart by or as if by outwitting
cheat death

intransitive verb

1
a
: to practice fraud or trickery
denied the accusation that he cheated
b
: to violate rules dishonestly
cheat at cards
cheating on a test
2
: to be sexually unfaithful
—usually used with on
was cheating on his wife
3
: to position oneself defensively near a particular area in anticipation of a play in that area
the shortstop was cheating toward second base

cheat

2 of 2

noun

1
: the act or an instance of fraudulently deceiving : deception, fraud
His financial activity turned out to be a great cheat.
2
or cheat code : a code (such as a button combination or password) that activates a hidden feature or capability in a computer or video game
In fact, some game levels are so tough that I had to resort to cheats to get through. Peter Cohen
Most people think that using a cheat code is the only way to earn a dishonest reward … Christopher Breen
3
: one that cheats : pretender, deceiver
is a liar and a cheat
tax cheats
4
[probably from a deceptive resemblance to grain]
a
: chess sense 1
b
: cheatgrass
5
: the obtaining of property from another by an intentional active distortion of the truth

Synonyms

Verb

Noun

Choose the Right Synonym for cheat

cheat, cozen, defraud, swindle mean to get something by dishonesty or deception.

cheat suggests using trickery that escapes observation.

cheated me out of a dollar

cozen implies artful persuading or flattering to attain a thing or a purpose.

always able to cozen her grandfather out of a few dollars

defraud stresses depriving one of his or her rights and usually connotes deliberate perversion of the truth.

defrauded of her inheritance by an unscrupulous lawyer

swindle implies large-scale cheating by misrepresentation or abuse of confidence.

swindled of their savings by con artists

Example Sentences

Verb The players were accused of cheating. I had to cheat in order to solve the puzzle. The store cheats its customers through false advertising. They cheated him out of a fair deal. a heroin addict who has cheated death many times
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
What guy would be dumb enough to cheat on Emily Ratajkowski? Brendan Morrow, The Week, 4 Aug. 2022 Williams and Nicole Burdett, who was an attorney in his law practice, were accused in an indictment of conspiring to cheat on Williams’ taxes during a five-year period ending in 2017. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 28 July 2022 But George is reluctant to cheat on his wife with the beautiful young actress. Travis Bean, Forbes, 23 Apr. 2022 The bar, the largest in the country, licenses California’s 260,000 attorneys and is supposed to investigate and discipline lawyers who cheat clients or engage in other types of misconduct. Harriet Ryan, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2022 Take, for instance, Desus’s mocking defense of the basketball player Tristan Thompson, which referenced the stereotype that Caribbean men cheat on their partners. Concepción De Leon, The Atlantic, 17 Aug. 2022 Jewell provides just enough background so as not to cheat the reader of important information. Mary Cadden, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2022 Some scientists have urged caution for any plan that would drastically cut nicotine levels in one fell swoop, warning that the existing research on low-nicotine cigarettes is imperfect, given the high number of study participants who cheat. New York Times, 2 Aug. 2022 This documentary from filmmaker Bryan Fogel, about the lengths to which Russia will go to cheat — in the Olympics, but really at anything — is all the more relevant today. Andy Meek, BGR, 26 July 2022
Noun
At the end of the day, people handle conflicts very differently and Alexis' family gave Justin the cheat codes for that. Ryan Ignasiak, Peoplemag, 24 Aug. 2022 On set, the Ebos gave the cast and crew a cheat-code to tell them apart. Amy Nicholson, Rolling Stone, 24 Aug. 2022 Here’s the cheat code: Instead of masking up for your whole flight, just cover up at the start and end of it. Saahil Desai, The Atlantic, 19 July 2022 Saint Mary’s of the West Coast Conference is a perennial NCAA Tournament team under Bennett, but the Gaels have not found the cheat code for the Aztecs. Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2022 And horror movie sequels are something like an industry cheat code, often requiring much smaller budgets than other genres and, in some cases, delivering major box office returns. Adario Strange, Quartz, 27 Mar. 2022 Having a player of Maxey's caliber under contract for roughly $7 million over the next two seasons combined is a team-building cheat code. Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2022 The athlete who plays by the rules, and who for too long has been paying for the sins of the cheat, deserves nothing less. Red Shannon, Outside Online, 26 May 2015 Funny what a generational pass rusher who unlocks the cheat codes can do for a defense. Nathan Baird, cleveland, 3 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun and Verb

earlier cheat forfeited property, from Middle English chet escheat, short for eschete — more at escheat

First Known Use

Verb

1590, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun

1615, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of cheat was in 1590

Phrases Containing cheat
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