Definition of "cheat" in English

verb

1. (intransitive) To violate rules in order to gain, or attempt to gain, advantage from a situation.

   • My brother flunked biology because he cheated on his mid-term.

2. (intransitive) To be unfaithful to one's spouse or partner; to commit adultery, or to engage in sexual or romantic conduct with a person other than one's partner in contravention of the rules of society or agreement in the relationship.

   • My husband cheated on me with his secretary.
   • After he found out his wife cheated, he left her.

3. (transitive) To avoid a seemingly inevitable thing.

   • He cheated death when his car collided with a moving train.
   • I feel as if I've cheated fate.

4. (transitive) To deceive; to fool; to trick.

   • My ex-wife cheated me out of $40,000.
   • He cheated his way into office.

5. (informal, intransitive) To disregard self-imposed restrictions or commitments in favour of resting or indulging oneself.

noun

1. (countable) An act of deception or fraud; that which is the means of fraud or deception.

2. (countable) Someone who cheats.

3. (uncountable) The weed cheatgrass.

4. (card games, uncountable) A card game where the goal is to have no cards remaining in a hand, often by telling lies.

5. (video games, countable) A hidden means of gaining an unfair advantage in a video game, often by entering a cheat code.

noun

1. (obsolete) A sort of low-quality bread.