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1 [no object] act dishonestly or unfairly in order to gain an advantage: she always cheats at cards [with object] gain an advantage over or deprive of something by using unfair or deceitful methods; defraud: he had cheated her out of everything she had informal be sexually unfaithful: his wife was cheating on him 2 [with object] avoid (something undesirable) by luck or skill: she cheated death in a spectacular crash noun a person who behaves dishonestly in order to gain an advantage. an act of cheating; a fraud or deception. [mass noun] a children’s card game, the object of which is to get rid of one’s cards while making declarations about them which may or may not be truthful. Origin: late Middle English: shortening of escheat (the original sense) | |||
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