Meaning of cheat In English

• 0 to behave in a dishonest way in order to get what you want:

  • Anyone caught cheating will be immediately disqualified from the exam.

  • He cheats at cards?

  • She cheated in the test by copying from the boy in front.

  • I suspect he cheats on his taxes (= avoids paying as much tax as he should).

  • They cheat people by charging too much for building materials.

• 1 a person who behaves in a dishonest way:

  • Trouble broke out in the match when one of the players called a member of the other team a cheat.

  • You can use cocoa powder to make the cake rather than chocolate - it's a bit of a cheat, but nobody notices the difference.

  • the latest game cheats

  • cheat codes

• 2 to act in a way that is dishonest, or to make someone believe something that is not true in order to get something for yourself:

  • [ T ] The insurance companies were found to be cheating consumers.

  • [ T ] They got cheated out of their money.

• 3 to behave in a dishonest way or deceive someone in order to get what you want:

  • Many of the small investors felt that they had been cheated by the sudden reduction in interest rates.

  • cheat on sth He was caught cheating on his taxes.

• 4 a person who behaves in a dishonest way:

  • a tax cheat

• 5 something dishonest or unfair:

  • It's a cheat that I did all the work and you got all the credit.