cheat meaning and definition

CHEAT noun

Definition of cheat (noun)

1. weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous
   • synonyms: bearded darnel, darnel, Lolium temulentum, tare
2. weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat
   • synonyms: Bromus secalinus, chess
3. someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
   • synonyms: beguiler, cheater, deceiver, slicker, trickster
4. the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
   • "that book is a fraud"
   • synonyms: rig, swindle
5. a deception for profit to yourself
   • synonyms: cheating

CHEAT verb

Definition of cheat (verb)

1. deprive somebody of something by deceit
   • "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money"
   • synonyms: chisel, rip off
2. defeat someone through trickery or deceit
   • synonyms: chicane, chouse, jockey, screw, shaft
3. engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud
   • "Who's chiseling on the side?"
   • synonyms: chisel
4. be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage
   • "She cheats on her husband"; "Might her husband be wandering?"
   • synonyms: betray, cheat on, cuckold, wander