cheat in English: To break the rules of a game or a test so that you win or do well. (verb)

Translation

To break the rules of a game or a test so that you win or do well.

Word origin

A short form of escheat, an old legal word for land that went to the king; dishonest officials gave it the modern sense.

Verb typeregular (cheat, cheats, cheated)

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"Cheat at" a game means to break its rules.

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"Cheated" is the past form.

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"Cheat someone out of something" means to take it by lying.

rule

Something that tells you what you may or may not do.

trick

A clever action that surprises people, done to fool them or to entertain them.

lie

Something said that is not true.

game

A game is something you play for fun, often with rules and a winner.

win

To come first in a game, race, or fight, or to get something as a prize.

liar

A person who says things that are not true.

con

A trick to get someone's money by making them believe something false. To con someone is to play such a trick on them.

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