cheat has definitions from the fields of law,criminal law,botany,sexuality
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[ verb ] deprive somebody of something by deceit

Examples

"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"

Used in print

(Philip Reaves, "Who Rules the Marriage Bed?"...)

When a husband is sexually selfish and heedless of his wife 's desires , she is cheated of the fulfillment and pleasure nature intended for her .

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[ verb ] defeat someone in an expectation through trickery or deceit

Used in print

(W. H. Gass, "The Pedersen Kid," in The...)

It was n't like getting cheated at the fair .

Related terms

beat trickery deceiver

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[ verb ] engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud

Synonyms

chisel

Examples

"Who's chiseling on the side?"

Used in print

(Frank Oppenheimer, "Science and Fear-- A Discussion...)

We use terms from our personal experience with individuals such_as `` trust '' , `` cheat '' , and `` get_tough '' .

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[ noun ] (botany) weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat

Related terms

brome

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[ noun ] (botany) weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous

Related terms

rye_grass

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[ noun ] (law,criminal law) the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme

Synonyms

rig swindle

Examples

: "that book is a fraud"

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[ verb ] (sexuality) be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage

Examples

"She cheats on her husband" "Might her husband be wandering?"

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[ noun ] a deception for profit to yourself

Synonyms

cheating

Related terms

deception gerrymander

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