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cheat
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- pronunciation:
- chit
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a person who acts in a dishonest way in order to gain something.
Who would do business with him? Everyone knows he's a cheat.- synonyms:
- fraud, swindler
- similar words:
- bluff, crook, rascal, rogue
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
cheats, cheating, cheated |
| definition 1: |
to act in a dishonest way in order to get something from someone.
He cheated the woman by telling her the fake diamonds he sold her were real.- synonyms:
- swindle
- similar words:
- deceive, rip off, sting, trick
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| definition 2: |
to break the rules in a dishonest way.
They cheated during the test by whispering the answers to each other. |
| related words: |
double-cross, fool |
| derivations: |
cheatingly (adv.), cheater (n.) |
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