CHEAT


Meaning of CHEAT in English

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v. & n. --v. 1 tr. a (often foll. by into, out of) deceive or trick (cheated into parting with his savings). b (foll. by of) deprive of (cheated of a chance to reply). 2 intr. gain unfair advantage by deception or breaking rules, esp. in a game or examination. 3 tr. avoid (something undesirable) by luck or skill (cheated the bad weather). 4 tr. archaic divert attention from, beguile (time, tedium, etc.). --n. 1 a person who cheats. 2 a trick, fraud, or deception. 3 an act of cheating. øcheat on colloq. be sexually unfaithful to. øøcheatingly adv. [ME chete f. achete, var. of ESCHEAT]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.