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Verb cheat has 4 senses
- cheat, rip off, chisel - 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"
--1 is one way to victimize, victimise
Sample sentences:
They cheat him of all his money
Sam cannot cheat Sue
- cheat, chouse, shaft, screw, chicane, jockey - defeat someone in an expectation through trickery or deceit
--2 is one way to beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- cheat, chisel - engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud; "Who's chiseling on the side?"
--3 is one way to deceive, lead on, delude, cozen
Sample sentence:
Sam and Sue cheat
- cheat on, cheat, cuckold, betray, wander - be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage; "She cheats on her husband"; "Might her husband be wandering?"
--4 is one way to deceive, lead on, delude, cozen
Sample sentence:
Sam cannot cheat Sue
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