Cheat (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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verb (used with object)
  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.
verb (used without object)
  1. to practice fraud or deceit: She cheats without regrets.
  2. to violate rules or regulations: He cheats at cards.
  3. to take an examination or test in a dishonest way, as by improper access to answers.
  4. to be sexually unfaithful (often followed by on): Her husband knew she had been cheating all along. He cheated on his wife.
noun
  1. a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds: He is a cheat and a liar.
  2. a fraud; swindle; deception: The game was a cheat.
  3. the fraudulent obtaining of another's property by a pretense or trick.
  4. an impostor: The man who passed as an earl was a cheat.
verb
  1. to deceive or practise deceit, esp for one's own gain; trick or swindle (someone)
  2. to obtain unfair advantage by trickery, as in a game of cards
  3. to escape or avoid (something unpleasant) by luck or cunning
  4. to be sexually unfaithful to (one's wife, husband, or lover)
noun
  1. a person who cheats
  2. a deliberately dishonest transaction, esp for gain; fraud
  3. sham
  4. the obtaining of another's property by fraudulent means
  5. the usual US name for rye-brome
Cheat (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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