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cheat
A deception for profit to yourself
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noun
A deception for profit to yourself
noun
The act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
“That book is a fraud”
noun
Someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
noun
Weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat
noun
Weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous
verb
Defeat someone through trickery or deceit
verb
Deprive somebody of something by deceit
“The con-man beat me out of $50”
verb
Engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud
“Who's chiseling on the side?”
verb
Be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage
“She cheats on her husband”
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That book is a fraud
The con-man beat me out of $50
This salesman ripped us off!
We were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme
They chiseled me out of my money
Who's chiseling on the side?
She cheats on her husband
Might her husband be wandering?
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