Meaning of 'cheat'

noun

a deception for profit to yourself

Synonyms: cheating

noun

the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme

Synonyms: swindle rig

noun

someone who leads you to believe something that is not true

Synonyms: slicker trickster beguiler deceiver cheater

noun

weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat

Synonyms: chess

noun

weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land

Synonyms: tare darnel bearded darnel

verb

to defeat someone through trickery or deceit

Synonyms: chicane screw shaft jockey chouse

verb

to deprive somebody of something by deceit

Example: "No one cheats at this poker game and lives to tell about it."

Synonyms: chisel rip off

verb

to engage in deceitful behavior

Example: "You tried to cheat me!"

Synonyms: chisel

verb

to be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage

Example: "They cheat on each other."

Synonyms: cuckold wander betray cheat on