Definition of: cheat

(chēt) v.t.
1. To deceive or defraud.
2. To impose upon; delude; trick.
3. To elude or escape; foil: to cheat the hangman.
—v.i.
4. To practice fraud or act dishonestly.
—to cheat on Slang To be sexually unfaithful to.
—noun
1. An act of cheating; fraud; imposture.
2. Law The obtaining of property by imposture: indictable at common law when the act injures the public welfare.
3. A systematic cheater; swindler.
4. Any of several types of brome-grass: so called because they resemble the the grain among which they grow. See CHESS².
5. An article or object of fictitious value; a sham. See synonyms under ARTIFICE, FRAUD, HYPOCRITE. [ME chete, short for achete escheat]
—cheat′ing adjective
—cheat′ing·ly adverb