cheat

cheat · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To act dishonestly to gain an advantage.

  2. 2.

    A person who acts dishonestly; a deceiver.

  3. 3.

    To be sexually unfaithful to a partner.

  4. 4.

    A dishonest act or an unfair advantage.

  5. 5.

    To deprive someone of something by dishonest means.

  6. 6.

    To avoid or escape from something by luck or skill.

Phrases & expressions

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    cheat sheet — notes used dishonestly or as a quick reference
  • •
    cheat code — a secret command in video games
  • •
    cheat on — to be unfaithful to a partner
  • •
    cheat death — to narrowly survive a dangerous situation

Related words

Antonyms: be honest, play fair
See also: cheater, cheating, deceive, fraud
Synonyms: deceive, defraud, swindle, trick

Etymology

From Middle English cheten, a shortening of escheat (the reversion of property to the lord), which came to mean "to confiscate" and eventually "to deceive." From Old French escheoite.