CHEAT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
Meaning of cheat in English
cheat at He cheats at cards .
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cheat on She found out that he'd been cheating on her. I've been cheated on before, and it's awful .
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cheat She's a liar and a cheat! cheater US I wouldn't play a game with him - he's a cheater.crook My dad says that used car salesmen are just a bunch of crooks. fraud He claims to be a doctor, but he's just a fraud without a medical license. cowboy UK The private security firm are just a bunch of cowboys looking to rough up anyone who crosses their path.shark The landlord was a real shark, jacking up rents without relief.
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(Definition of cheat from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
Examples of cheat
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In the cryptologic jargon, the proof is both complete (proving positive knowledge) and sound (cheating is detectable).
The shocker for me is an entire website created just for the purpose of cheating.
Women also cheat ; they also lie about it; and they also want to be able to cheat without their partners doing the same.
As a result, they end up cheating students, parents and the community out of a high-quality education.
I also feel utterly cheated out of a good life by a psychotic father.
International groups have been working for decades to limit tax cheating and corruption in the offshore world.
My hope is that this recent report will lead journalists to more aggressively investigate these other forms of cheating.
I don't want to look at everyone and wonder if they are trying to cheat me.
They lie, cheat , and steal right in front of your face and think nothing of it.
Cheating, however undesirable, becomes a rational solution to an imperfect system.
The biggest, meanest, players -- those most willing to cheat -- would always win.
To state the obvious, of course, not everyone who uses an e-signature cheats, just as not everyone who uses a hand signature is honest.
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Translations of cheat
in Chinese (Traditional)
欺騙,行騙, 作弊, 騙子…
in Chinese (Simplified)
欺骗,行骗, 作弊, 骗子…
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hacer trampas, engañar, tramposo…
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enganar, trapacear, surrupiar…
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だます, いかさまをする, (試験で)カンニングをする…
hile yapmak, aldatmak, kandırmak…
frauder, tricher, tricheur/-euse…
fer trampes, trampós, -osa…
bedrog plegen, bedriegen, bedrieger…
நீங்கள் விரும்புவதைப் பெறுவதற்காக நேர்மையற்ற முறையில் நடந்து கொள்ளுதல்…
धोखा देना, ठगना, नकल करना…
snyde, snyder, uærligt trick…
menipu, penipu, tak jujur…
betrügen, der Betrüger / die Betrügerin, der Betrug…
ٹھگنا, دھوکہ دینا, دغا کرنا…
обманювати, обдурювати, обманщик…
жульничать, пользоваться шпаргалками, мошенник…
మోసం చేయడం, అక్రమమైన పని చేయడం, పరీక్షల్లో కాపీ/నకలు కొట్టడం…
কাউকে ঠকানো, প্রতারণা করা, অসততা করা…
podvádět, podvodník, podvod…
menipu, penipu, penipuan…
ทุจริต, คนโกง, การหลอกลวง…
lừa đảo, kẻ lừa đảo, trò lừa đảo…
oszukiwać, ściągać, oszust/ka…
imbrogliare, ingannare, truffare…
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