cheat (n.)

  1. weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous

    [ Syn: darnel , tare , bearded darnel , lolium temulentum ]

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

    [ Syn: chess , bromus secalinus ]

  3. someone who leads you to believe something that is not true

    [ Syn: deceiver , cheater , trickster , beguiler , slicker ]

  4. the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme; that book is a fraud

    [ Syn: swindle , rig ]

  5. a deception for profit to yourself

    [ Syn: cheating ]

    cheat (v.)

  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

    [ Syn: rip off , chisel ]

  2. defeat someone through trickery or deceit

    [ Syn: chouse , shaft , screw , chicane , jockey ]

  3. engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud; Whos chiseling on the side?

    [ Syn: chisel ]

  4. be sexually unfaithful to ones partner in marriage; She cheats on her husband; Might her husband be wandering?

    [ Syn: cheat on , cuckold , betray , wander ]

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