cheat
/ˈt͡ʃiːt/ noun C2- An act of deception or fraud; that which is the means of fraud or deception.
- Someone who cheats.
- The weed cheatgrass.
- Synonym of bullshit (“a card game where the goal is to have no cards remaining in a hand, often by telling lies”).
- A hidden means of gaining an unfair advantage in a video game, often by entering a cheat code.
Plural cheats
Phrasal verbs and expressions
From the library
A Fox seeing him sitting so long and learning the reason of his doing so, said to him, “You are indeed, sir, sadly deceiving yourself; you are indulging a hope strong enough to cheat you, but which will never reward you with enjoyment.”
You are each of you so complying, that nothing will ever be resolved on; so easy, that every servant will cheat you; and so generous, that you will always exceed your income.”
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