Cheat | Mean of cheat in English Dictionary

/ˈtʃiːt/

• Verb
• to break a rule or law usually to gain an advantage at something
1. The players were accused of cheating.
2. I had to cheat in order to solve the puzzle.
3. She was caught cheating on a test.
4. They cheated on their taxes.
5. He cheats at cards.
• to take something from (someone) by lying or breaking a rule
1. The store cheats its customers through false advertising.
2. He cheated [=tricked, swindled] the elderly couple out of their property.
3. I was cheated out of 20 dollars.
• to prevent (someone) from having something that he or she deserves or was expecting to get
1. They cheated him out of a fair deal.
2. Tourists felt cheated when they arrived and found out the cathedral was closed.

• to avoid (something bad, dangerous, etc.) by being clever or lucky
1. a heroin addict who has cheated death many times
2. They tried to cheat fate. [=they took a risk and hoped be lucky]
• to break a promise made to (someone, such as your wife or husband) by having sex with someone else
1. He cheated on his wife/girlfriend.
• Noun
• a person who cheats
1. He's a liar and a cheat. [=cheater]
2. tax cheats