cheat :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

cheating

n. a deception for profit to yourself

swindle

n. the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme; "that book is a fraud"

deceiver, cheater, trickster

n. someone who leads you to believe something that is not true

chess, Bromus secalinus

n. weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat

tare, darnel, bearded darnel, Lolium temulentum

n. weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous

cheat

v. engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud; "Who's chiseling on the side?"

sell short, rip off

v. 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"

fraud, fraudulence, dupery, hoax, put-on

n. something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

ruse, artifice

n. a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)

confidence man, con man, con artist

n. a swindler who exploits the confidence of his victim

sham, assume, feign, pretend, dissemble, simulate

v. make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep"

frame, set up, entrap, ensnare

v. take or catch as if in a snare or trap; "I was set up!"; "The innocent man was framed by the police"

cuckold, betray, cheat on

v. be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage

sell, betray

v. deliver to an enemy by treachery; "Judas sold Jesus"; "The spy betrayed his country"

gull, fool, dupe, befool

v. make a fool or dupe of

humbug

v. trick or deceive

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