Definitions
1.verbTo violate rules in order to gain advantage from a situation."My brother flunked biology because he cheated on his mid-term."
2.verbTo be unfaithful to one's spouse or partner."After he found out his wife cheated, he left her."
3.verbTo manage to avoid something even though it seemed unlikely."He cheated death when his car collided with a moving train."
4.verbTo deceive; to fool; to trick."He cheated his way into office."
5.nounAn act of deception, fraud, trickery, imposture, imposition or infidelity.
6.nounThe arrangement of people or items in a film so as to give the (false) impression that shots are taken from different angles in the same location.
7.adjectiveUnsporting or underhand.
8.adjectiveUnfaithful or adulterous.