cheating

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʃiːtɪŋ/

Verb

cheating

1. present participle of cheat

Noun

cheating (countable and uncountable, plural cheatings)

1. An act of deception, fraud, trickery, imposture, imposition or infidelity.
   • (Can we date this quote by Edward Bulwer Lytton and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)

     the cheatings and impositions of your pitiful trade

2. (cinematography) The arrangement of people or items in a film so as to give the (false) impression that shots are taken from different angles in the same location.
   • (Can we date this quote?), Joseph V. Mascelli, The Five C’s of Cinematography.

     Cheating is the sixth C of Cinematography ... it is the art of arranging people, objects or actions, during filming or editing

Translations

act of deception, fraud, trickery, imposture, or imposition

• Dutch: valsspelen (nl) n
• Irish: cúigleáil f (at cards)
• Japanese: チート (chīto), カンニング (ja) (kanningu) (examinations)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Polish: oszustwo (pl) m, oszukiwanie (pl) n, (computer games) cheatowanie n, (computer games) czitowanie n
• Sanskrit: कपट (sa) m (kapaṭa)
• Spanish: trampa (es) f

Adjective

cheating (comparative more cheating, superlative most cheating)

1. Unsporting or underhand.
2. Unfaithful or adulterous.

Anagrams

• teaching