Synonyms:
cheat, rip_off, chisel
Meaning: 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"
Synonyms:
cheat, chouse, shaft, screw, chicane, jockey
Meaning: defeat someone through trickery or deceit
Synonyms:
cheat, chisel
Meaning: engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud; "Who's chiseling on the side?"
Usage examples
Cheat her.
His crops were of the best, and he sought to cheat no one.
Marry her, cheat her, and stay young. Green stones, accursed.
But if he strokes his beard with his left hand and grins--he is trying to cheat you.
Here also we made some acquaintances, who almost contrived to cheat me into happiness.
It is true, indeed, you heard me accused of being a cheat and a gamester; but who is my accuser?
If she loved some chap it would not be so hard, the temptation would not be so keen--to cheat her.
For five years this man was looked upon as a madman or a cheat; but the public mind is now disabused with respect to him.
He soon made ducks and drakes of what I gave him, sank lower and lower, married another woman, I believe, became an adventurer, a gambler, and a cheat.
Not only was a dastardly cheat to be punished but an enormous treasure to be won by treating as an enemy this French commander who, himself, had so villainously broken the alliance.