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1. cheat - noun

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

Synonym(s): darnel, tare, bearded_darnel, Lolium_temulentum

Hypernym(s): rye_grass, ryegrass




2. cheat - noun

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

Synonym(s): chess, Bromus_secalinus

Hypernym(s): brome, bromegrass




3. cheat - noun

· someone who leads you to believe something that is not true

Synonym(s): deceiver, cheater, trickster, beguiler, slicker

Hypernym(s): wrongdoer, offender




4. cheat - noun

· the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme; "that book is a fraud"

Synonym(s): swindle, rig

Hypernym(s): fraud




5. cheat - noun

· a deception for profit to yourself

Synonym(s): cheating

Hypernym(s): deception, deceit, dissembling, dissimulation




6. cheat - verb

· 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"

Synonym(s): rip_off, chisel

Hypernym(s): victimize, victimise




7. cheat - verb

· defeat someone through trickery or deceit

Synonym(s): chouse, shaft, screw, chicane, jockey

Hypernym(s): beat, beat_out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish




8. cheat - verb

· engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud; "Who's chiseling on the side?"

Synonym(s): chisel

Hypernym(s): deceive, lead_on, delude, cozen




9. cheat - verb

· be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage; "She cheats on her husband"; "Might her husband be wandering?"

Synonym(s): cheat_on, cuckold, betray, wander

Hypernym(s): deceive, lead_on, delude, cozen





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