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cheat > 9 senses
NOUN1cheat, darnel, tare, bearded darnel, Lolium temulentumWeedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land
2cheat, chess, Bromus secalinusWeedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat
3cheat, deceiver, cheater, trickster, beguiler, slickerSomeone who leads you to believe something that is not true
4cheat, swindle, rigThe act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
5cheat, cheatingA deception for profit to yourself
VERB1cheat, rip off, chiselDeprive somebody of something by deceit
2cheat, chouse, shaft, screw, chicane, jockeyDefeat someone in an expectation through trickery or deceit
3cheat, chiselEngage in deceitful behavior
4cheat, cheat on, cuckold, betray, wanderBe sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage
cheat > pronunciation
Soundschiy't
Rhymesaesthete, athlete, backseat, and 73 more rhymes in iyt...
cheat > noun 1, plant
MeaningWeedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land. Seeds sometimes considered poisonous.
Synonymsdarnel, tare, bearded darnel, Lolium temulentum
Broaderrye grass, ryegrass
cheat > noun 2, plant
MeaningWeedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat.
Synonymschess, Bromus secalinus
Broaderbrome, bromegrass
cheat > noun 3, person
MeaningSomeone who leads you to believe something that is not true.
Synonymsdeceiver, cheater, trickster, beguiler, slicker
Broaderwrongdoer, offender
Narrowerbluffer, four-flusher; swindler, defrauder, chiseller, chiseler, gouger, scammer, grifter; decoy, steerer; dodger, fox, slyboots; double-crosser, double-dealer, two-timer, betrayer, traitor; embezzler, defalcator, peculator; falsifier; finagler, wangler; forger, counterfeiter; fortune hunter; front man, front, figurehead, nominal head, straw man, strawman; hypocrite, dissembler, dissimulator, phony, phoney, pretender; impersonator, imitator; imposter, impostor, pretender, fake, faker, fraud, sham, shammer, pseudo, pseud, role player; liar, prevaricator; misleader; mountebank, charlatan; obscurantist; sandbagger; two-timer; utterer
Verbscheat
cheat > noun 4, act
MeaningThe act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme.
Synonymsswindle, rig
Broaderfraud
Narrowerscam, cozenage; bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con, confidence trick, confidence game, con game, gyp, hustle, sting, flimflam; pyramiding; holdout; swiz; shell game, thimblerig
Verbscheat
cheat > noun 5, act
MeaningA deception for profit to yourself.
Synonymscheating
Broaderdeception, deceit, dissembling, dissimulation
Narrowergerrymander
Verbscheat
cheat > verb 1, social
MeaningDeprive somebody of something by deceit.
PatternSomebody ----s; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody of something
ModelThey cheat him of all his money; Sam cannot cheat Sue
Examples"we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"
Synonymsrip off, chisel
Broadervictimize, victimise
Narrowergazump; cozen; overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob, hook; victimize, swindle, rook, goldbrick, nobble, diddle, bunco, defraud, scam, mulct, gyp, gip, hornswoggle, short-change, con; bilk; beat, bunk; whipsaw; welsh; juggle, beguile, hoodwink
Entailsdeceive, lead on, delude, cozen
Nounscheater; cheat, cheating
cheat > verb 2, competition
MeaningDefeat someone in an expectation through trickery or deceit.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Synonymschouse, shaft, screw, chicane, jockey
Broaderbeat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish
Nounscheat; cheater
cheat > verb 3, social
MeaningEngage in deceitful behavior. Practice trickery or fraud.
PatternSomebody ----s
ModelSam and Sue cheat
Synonymschisel
Broaderdeceive, lead on, delude, cozen
Narrowerjob; shark; rig, set up; cozen; crib; fudge, manipulate, fake, falsify, cook, wangle, misrepresent
Nounscheat, cheater; cheating
cheat > verb 4, social
MeaningBe sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage.
PatternSomebody ----s; Somebody ----s somebody
ModelSam cannot cheat Sue
Examples"She cheats on her husband"
Synonymscheat on, cuckold, betray, wander
Broaderdeceive, lead on, delude, cozen
Narrowertwo-time; play around, fool around

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