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cheat
What does cheat mean?
cheat (verb): deprive somebody of something by deceit.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use cheat in a sentence?
- We were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce cheat?
/tʃit/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does cheat come from?
Verb from Middle English achetan, variant of escheten, from Old French escheat, past participle of escheoir, escheoiter.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to cheat
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “cheat”?
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What does “cheat” mean?
to use or experience the sense of touch
Not quite: that's what feel means.
deprive somebody of something by deceit
Right! That's what “cheat” means.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
Not quite: that's what forget means.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
Not quite: that's what visit means.
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