Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: cheat
IPA transcription: [tʃ'it]
verb meaning of the word
  • 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.