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cheating


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  cheat 
 
  3  of  4  senses  of  cheat 
 
  Sense  1 
  cheat,  beat  rip  off  chisel 
  =>  gazump 
  =>  cozen 
  =>  overcharge,  soak,  surcharge,  gazump,  fleece,  plume,  pluck,  rob,  hook 
  =>  swindle,  rook,  goldbrick,  nobble,  diddle,  bunco,  defraud,  scam,  mulct,  gyp,  con 
  =>  bilk 
  =>  whipsaw 
  =>  welsh 
  =>  juggle,  beguile,  hoodwink 
 
  Sense  3 
  cheat,  chisel 
  =>  job 
  =>  shark 
  =>  rig,  set  up 
  =>  cozen 
  =>  crib 
  =>  fudge,  manipulate,  fake,  falsify,  cook,  wangle,  misrepresent 
 
  Sense  4 
  cheat  on  cheat,  cuckold,  betray,  wander 
  =>  twotime 
  =>  play  around  fool  around 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  cheat 
 
  3  of  4  senses  of  cheat 
 
  Sense  1 
  cheat,  beat  rip  off  chisel 
  =>  gazump 
  =>  cozen 
  =>  overcharge,  soak,  surcharge,  gazump,  fleece,  plume,  pluck,  rob,  hook 
  =>  extort,  rack,  gouge,  wring 
  =>  bleed 
  =>  swindle,  rook,  goldbrick,  nobble,  diddle,  bunco,  defraud,  scam,  mulct,  gyp,  con 
  =>  short-change,  short 
  =>  bilk 
  =>  whipsaw 
  =>  welsh 
  =>  juggle,  beguile,  hoodwink 
 
  Sense  3 
  cheat,  chisel 
  =>  job 
  =>  shark 
  =>  rig,  set  up 
  =>  cozen 
  =>  crib 
  =>  fudge,  manipulate,  fake,  falsify,  cook,  wangle,  misrepresent 
  =>  juggle 
 
  Sense  4 
  cheat  on  cheat,  cuckold,  betray,  wander 
  =>  twotime 
  =>  play  around  fool  around 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  cheat 
 
  1  of  4  senses  of  cheat 
 
  Sense  1 
  cheat,  beat  rip  off  chisel 
  =>  deceive,  lead  on  delude,  cozen 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  cheat 
 
  4  senses  of  cheat 
 
  Sense  1 
  cheat,  beat  rip  off  chisel 
  =>  victimize,  victimise 
 
  Sense  2 
  cheat,  chouse,  shaft,  screw,  chicane,  jockey 
  =>  beat  beat  out  crush,  trounce,  vanquish 
 
  Sense  3 
  cheat,  chisel 
  =>  deceive,  lead  on  delude,  cozen 
 
  Sense  4 
  cheat  on  cheat,  cuckold,  betray,  wander 
  =>  deceive,  lead  on  delude,  cozen 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  cheat 
 
  cheat  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  cheat 
 
  Sense  1 
  cheat,  beat  rip  off  chisel 
  =>  victimize,  victimise 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  cheat,  chouse,  shaft,  screw,  chicane,  jockey 
  =>  beat  beat  out  crush,  trounce,  vanquish 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  cheat,  chisel 
  =>  deceive,  lead  on  delude,  cozen 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  cheat  on  cheat,  cuckold,  betray,  wander 
  =>  deceive,  lead  on  delude,  cozen 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  cheating 
  cheating 
 
  Overview  of  noun  cheating 
 
  The  noun  cheating  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  cheat,  cheating  --  (a  deception  for  profit  to  yourself) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  cheat 
 
  The  verb  cheat  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  cheat,  beat  rip  off  chisel  --  (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") 
  2.  (2)  cheat,  chouse,  shaft,  screw,  chicane,  jockey  --  (defeat  someone  in  an  expectation  through  trickery  or  deceit) 
  3.  (1)  cheat,  chisel  --  (engage  in  deceitful  behavior;  practice  trickery  or  fraud;  "Who's  chiseling  on  the  side?") 
  4.  cheat  on  cheat,  cuckold,  betray,  wander  --  (be  sexually  unfaithful  to  one's  partner  in  marriage;  "She  cheats  on  her  husband";  "Might  her  husband  be  wandering?") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  cheating 
 
  The  adj  cheating  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  adulterous,  cheating,  two-timing  --  (not  faithful  to  a  spouse  or  lover;  "adulterous  husbands  and  wives";  "a  two-timing  boyfriend") 
  2.  cheating,  dirty,  foul,  unsporting,  unsportsmanlike  --  (violating  accepted  standards  or  rules  "a  dirty  fighter";  "used  foul  means  to  gain  power";  "a  nasty  unsporting  serve";  "fined  for  unsportsmanlike  behavior") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  cheating 
 
  2  senses  of  cheating 
 
  Sense  1 
  adulterous,  cheating(postnominal),  two-timing(postnominal) 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unfaithful)  ->  faithful 
 
  Sense  2 
  cheating(postnominal),  dirty,  foul,  unsporting,  unsportsmanlike 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unfair)  ->  fair,  just 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  cheating 
 
  2  senses  of  cheating 
 
  Sense  1 
  adulterous,  cheating(postnominal),  two-timing(postnominal) 
  =>  unfaithful  (vs.  faithful) 
 
  Sense  2 
  cheating(postnominal),  dirty,  foul,  unsporting,  unsportsmanlike 
  =>  unfair  (vs.  fair),  unjust 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  cheating 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  cheating 
 
  cheating  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  cheating 
  cheating 
 
  Overview  of  noun  cheating 
 
  The  noun  cheating  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  cheat,  cheating  --  (a  deception  for  profit  to  yourself) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  cheat 
 
  The  verb  cheat  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  cheat,  beat  rip  off  chisel  --  (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") 
  2.  (2)  cheat,  chouse,  shaft,  screw,  chicane,  jockey  --  (defeat  someone  in  an  expectation  through  trickery  or  deceit) 
  3.  (1)  cheat,  chisel  --  (engage  in  deceitful  behavior;  practice  trickery  or  fraud;  "Who's  chiseling  on  the  side?") 
  4.  cheat  on  cheat,  cuckold,  betray,  wander  --  (be  sexually  unfaithful  to  one's  partner  in  marriage;  "She  cheats  on  her  husband";  "Might  her  husband  be  wandering?") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  cheating 
 
  The  adj  cheating  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  adulterous,  cheating,  two-timing  --  (not  faithful  to  a  spouse  or  lover;  "adulterous  husbands  and  wives";  "a  two-timing  boyfriend") 
  2.  cheating,  dirty,  foul,  unsporting,  unsportsmanlike  --  (violating  accepted  standards  or  rules  "a  dirty  fighter";  "used  foul  means  to  gain  power";  "a  nasty  unsporting  serve";  "fined  for  unsportsmanlike  behavior") 



cheating definition