Cheat

French Meaning

tricher

tromper

frauder

escroquer

faire tromper

tricheur

fraude

trompeur

escroquerie

truqueur

trompeur

English Meaning

  1. To deceive by trickery; swindle: cheated customers by overcharging them for purchases.
  2. To deprive by trickery; defraud: cheated them of their land.
  3. To mislead; fool: illusions that cheat the eye.
  4. To elude; escape: cheat death.
  5. To act dishonestly; practice fraud.
  6. To violate rules deliberately, as in a game: was accused of cheating at cards.
  7. Informal To be sexually unfaithful: cheat on a spouse.
  8. Baseball To position oneself closer to a certain area than is normal or expected: The shortstop cheated toward second base.
  9. An act of cheating; a fraud or swindle.
  10. One who cheats; a swindler.
  11. A computer application, password, or disallowed technique used to advance to a higher skill level in a computer video game.
  12. Law Fraudulent acquisition of another's property.
  13. Botany An annual European species of brome grass (Bromus secalinus) widely naturalized in temperate regions.