cheat
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -iːt
[edit] Verb
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to cheat (third-person singular simple present cheats, present participle cheating, simple past and past participle cheated)
- (intransitive) To violate rules in order to gain advantage from a situation.
- (intransitive) To be unfaithful to one's spouse or partner.
- (transitive) To manage to avoid something even though it seemed unlikely.
- To cheat death.
- To cheat fate.
[edit] Translations
violate rules to gain advantage
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being unfaithful
manage to avoid something
[edit] Noun
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cheat (plural cheats)
- Someone who cheats (informal: cheater).
- 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 computer game, often by entering a cheat code.
[edit] Translations
someone who is dishonest or cheats
card game
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unfair advantage in a computer game
[edit] Synonyms
- (card game) bullshit, BS, I doubt it