cheat
n 1: weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other
cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous
[syn: {darnel}, {tare}, {bearded darnel}, {Lolium
temulentum}]
2: weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a
weed especially in wheat [syn: {chess}, {Bromus secalinus}]
3: someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
[syn: {deceiver}, {cheater}, {trickster}, {beguiler}, {slicker}]
4: the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme; "that book
is a fraud" [syn: {swindle}, {rig}]
5: a deception for profit to yourself [syn: {cheating}]
v 1: 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" [syn: {rip off}, {chisel}]
2: defeat someone in an expectation through trickery or deceit
[syn: {chouse}, {shaft}, {screw}, {chicane}, {jockey}]
3: engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud;
"Who's chiseling on the side?" [syn: {chisel}]
4: be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage; "She
cheats on her husband"; "Might her husband be wandering?"
[syn: {cheat on}, {cuckold}, {betray}, {wander}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0