"cheat" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /tʃiːt/ Audio: en-us-cheat.ogg [US] Forms: cheat [singular], cheats [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Someone who cheats (informal: cheater).
    Sense id: simple-cheat-en-noun-la-cDE~R
  2. A card game where the goal is to have no cards remaining in a hand, often by telling lies.
    Sense id: simple-cheat-en-noun-~T24R-JP
  3. A hidden means of gaining an unfair advantage in a computer game, often by entering a cheat code.
    Sense id: simple-cheat-en-noun-I~oYc0Mp

Verb [English]

IPA: /tʃiːt/ Audio: en-us-cheat.ogg [US] Forms: cheat [canonical], cheats [third-person, singular], cheated [past], cheated [past, participle], cheating [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To break the rules for your own gain.
    Sense id: simple-cheat-en-verb-pJEVLNtq Categories (other): Verbs
  2. To have a relationship with someone not one's spouse or partner or someone who is married to someone else.
    Sense id: simple-cheat-en-verb-GWtcHuDp Categories (other): Verbs
  3. To avoid something that seemed likely.
    Sense id: simple-cheat-en-verb-15rzYV0A
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          "text": "He is cheating on his wife with his secretary."
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          "text": "To cheat death."
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          "text": "To cheat fate."
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