cheat
cheat/CHēt/
verb
- act dishonestly or unfairly in order to gain an advantage, especially in a game or examination."she always cheats at cards"
- avoid (something undesirable) by luck or skill."she cheated death in a spectacular crash"synonyms: avoid, escape, evade, elude, steer clear of, dodge, duck, miss, sidestep, bypass, skirt, shun, eschew, foil, frustrate, thwart, balk, defeat
noun
a person who behaves dishonestly in order to gain an advantage.
"a liar and a cheat"
synonyms: swindler, cheater, fraudster, trickster, confidence trickster, deceiver, hoaxer, hoodwinker, double-dealer, double-crosser, sham, fraud, fake, crook, rogue, charlatan, quack, mountebank, racketeer, con man, con artist, shark, sharper, phoney, hustler, flimflammer, flimflam man, twister, grifter, bunco artist, gold brick, chiseller, shicer, magsman, illywhacker, schlenter, confidence man, confidence woman, defalcator, tregetour
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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 ( ...
to act in a way that is dishonest, or to make someone believe something that is not true in order to get something for yourself:.
9 senses: 1. to deceive or practise deceit, esp for one's own gain; trick or swindle (someone) 2. to obtain unfair advantage by.
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verb · to deceive or practise deceit, esp for one's own gain; trick or swindle (someone) · intr to obtain unfair advantage by trickery, as in a game of cards.
To cheat is to use sneaky, unfair methods to get something you want. No one's going to want to play with you if you always cheat at mini golf.
CHEAT meaning: 1 : to break a rule or law usually to gain an advantage at something often + on or at; 2 : to take something from (someone) by lying or ...
3 days ago · : to break a promise made to (someone, such as one's wife or husband) by having sex with someone else. He cheated on his wife/girlfriend.
(informal, intransitive) To disregard self-imposed restrictions or commitments in favour of resting or indulging oneself. Translations edit.
7 days ago · to behave in a dishonest way in order to get what you want: Any athlete caught cheating will be disqualified from the competition.
1. To deceive by trickery; swindle: cheated customers by overcharging them for purchases. 2. To deprive by trickery; defraud: cheated them of their land. 3.