"cheat out of" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: cheats out of [present, singular, third-person], cheating out of [participle, present], cheated out of [participle, past], cheated out of [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} cheat out of (third-person singular simple present cheats out of, present participle cheating out of, simple past and past participle cheated out of)
  1. To trick (someone) into giving something up; to unfairly deprive someone of (something).

Inflected forms

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