"uncheat" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: uncheats [present, singular, third-person], uncheating [participle, present], uncheated [participle, past], uncheated [past]
Etymology: un- + cheat Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|cheat}} un- + cheat Head templates: {{en-verb}} uncheat (third-person singular simple present uncheats, present participle uncheating, simple past and past participle uncheated)
  1. (transitive, intransitive, rare) To undo an act of cheating. Tags: intransitive, rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-uncheat-en-verb-JFUYLxeG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for uncheat meaning in English (1.8kB)

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