Cheat (Verb)
Meaning 1
Engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud; "Who's chiseling on the side?".
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 2
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".
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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- Goldbrick
- Hornswoggle
- Plume
- Pluck
- Mulct
- Con
- Diddle
- Gip
- Short-change
- Welch
- Gazump
- Hook
- Bunco
- Rob
- Swindle
- Nobble
- Defraud
- Bunk
- Fleece
- Rook
- Scam
- Soak
- Hoodwink
- Surcharge
- Beguile
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Meaning 3
Be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage; "She cheats on her husband"; "Might her husband be wandering?".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.