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a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value

a cheat at cards

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1 to use dishonest methods to achieve a goal

students who cheat on tests end up never knowing anything

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crib

2 to be sexually unfaithful

he suspects that his girlfriend is cheating on him

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lust

3 to fall short in satisfying the expectation or hope of

the daredevil survived his plunge over the falls with barely a scratch, having cheated death once again

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fulfill
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gladden

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4 to rob by the use of trickery or threats

a despicable confidence man who heartlessly cheated elderly people out of their savings

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exploit,
milk

rope (in)

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Verb

cheat, cozen, defraud, swindle mean to get something by dishonesty or deception. cheat suggests using trickery that escapes observation. cheated me out of a dollar cozen implies artful persuading or flattering to attain a thing or a purpose. always able to cozen her grandfather out of a few dollars defraud stresses depriving one of his or her rights and usually connotes deliberate perversion of the truth. defrauded of her inheritance by an unscrupulous lawyer swindle implies large-scale cheating by misrepresentation or abuse of confidence. swindled of their savings by con artists