browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
more about cheating
cheating |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cheat \Cheat\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cheated}; p. pr & vb n. {Cheating}.] [See {Cheat}, n., {Escheat}.] 1. To deceive and defraud; to impose upon to trick; to swindle. I am subject to a tyrant, a sorcerer, that by his cunning hath cheated me of this island. --Shak. 2. To beguile. --Sir W. Scott. To cheat winter of its dreariness. --W. Irving. Syn: To trick; cozen; gull; chouse; fool; outwit; circumvent; beguile; mislead; dupe; swindle; defraud; overreach; delude; hoodwink; deceive; bamboozle. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: cheating adj 1: not faithful to spouse or lover; sexually unfaithful; "a cheating lover"; "adulterous husbands and wives"; "my two-timing boy friend" [syn: {adulterous}, {cheating(a)}, {two-timing(a)}] 2: violating accepted standards or rules "a dirty fighter"; "used foul means to gain power"; "a nasty unsporting serve"; "fined for unsportsmanlike behavior" [syn: {cheating(a)}, {dirty}, {foul}, {unsporting}, {unsportsmanlike}] n : a deception for profit to yourself [syn: {cheat}]
more about cheating
This work is licensed under a
