definition of
cheat

[1] #1 cheat v. [rip off, chisel] deprive somebody of something by deceit; "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money". wn

[2] #2 cheat v. [chouse, shaft, screw, chicane, jockey] defeat someone through trickery or deceit. wn

[3] #3 cheat v. [chisel] engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud; "Who's chiseling on the side?". wn

[4] #4 cheat n. [darnel, tare, bearded darnel, Lolium temulentum] weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous. wn

[5] #5 cheat n. [chess, Bromus secalinus] weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat. wn