cheat (
http://definr.com/cheat)
n 1: weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other
cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous
[syn:
darnel,
tare,
bearded darnel, {Lolium
temulentum}]
2: weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a
weed especially in wheat [syn:
chess,
Bromus secalinus]
3: someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
[syn:
deceiver,
cheater,
trickster,
beguiler,
slicker]
4: the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme: "that book
is a fraud" [syn:
swindle]
5: a deception for profit to yourself [syn:
cheating]
v 1: 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" [syn:
beat,
rip off,
chisel]
2: defeat someone in an expectation through trickery or deceit
[syn:
chouse,
shaft,
screw,
chicane,
jockey]
3: engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud;
"Who's chiseling on the side?" [syn:
chisel]
4: be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage; "She
cheats on her husband"; "Might her husband be wandering?"
[syn:
cheat on,
cuckold,
betray,
wander]