to cheat
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1.2
- verb
- /tʃit/
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engañar
- If you catch someone trying to cheat, it's important to report it immediately.
- try to cheat
- incentive to cheat
- lie and cheat
But in chess if you cheat you play God.
- But in chess if you cheat you play God.
- We're like, how are they cheating us so nicely?
- And for me, when I played, I'd rather cheat and win than not win.
- Sit with it, think about it, don't cheat, don't look at the comments.
- Then you're cheating you, you're cheating him, and you're cheating your four children.
- We're less charitable, we cheat more in economic games.
- You have to do it in without cheating and we have to film it.
- I want to make it clear that I'm not endorsing cheating, but I'm a realist.
Examples
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Indeed, the incentives to cheat on one's taxes are strong and abiding.
Academic text (2017) -
Some students may try to cheat on their exams by looking at a classmate's answers.
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So in principle, they gain more if they cheat, all right.
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But in chess if you cheat you play God.
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You can actually cheat at a presidential debate.
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When people walk up with intention to cheat, they look around.
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Unless we make reforms immediately, Social Security will cheat the next generation of retiring women.
Academic text (1990) -
If enough fishermen are known to cheat, they also risk losing their shares of the overall catch.
Academic text (1991) -
States are also concerned about being cheated by their putative partners.
Academic text (1998) -
He decided to cheat during the game instead of following the rules.
Synonyms
∞
7.8
To cheat someone to get an advantage, often by lying
549
4.6
To use a person or situation to get an unfair benefit for yourself
326
3.5
To make someone believe something false so you can get what you want
214
5.6
To use someone or something in an unfair way to get an advantage
128
8.8
To trick someone to take their money or goods
76
6.5
To cheat someone by charging too much money or selling fake goods
36
7.6
To try to get an unfair advantage by using the rules
29
7.7
A dishonest plan to cheat people, especially for money
20
5.5
To cheat someone and take their money by lying
11
7.7
To treat someone unfairly or cheat them
5
8.0
To cheat by changing records or numbers to hide facts
4
8.9
To cheat someone out of money or things by tricking them
4
8.6
Get what you want by tricking people or using clever dishonest methods
3
9.9
To cheat someone and take their money or things
1
9.9
To trick someone to get their money or things
1
8.5
To make a process unfair to give someone an advantage
1
8.1
To trick someone who trusts you by hiding your real plans to get something for yourself
To trick someone to get their money
To trick someone and take their money or things
To get money by unfair use of rules
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Jargon
1
4.2
A series of buttons or commands that give an unfair advantage in a video game
How Dishonest
20
5.5
270
3.9
474
1.2
- Informal
23
3.8
12
4.9
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cheat meaning to act dishonestly comes from old uses that mean 'to trick' or 'to deceive', so you can imagine it as taking an unfair advantage from someone. That's why to cheat is to get a gain by breaking the rules or lying.