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.nounSomeone who cheats (informal: cheater).
6.nounAn act of deception or fraud; that which is the means of fraud or deception; a fraud; a trick; imposition; imposture.
7.nounThe weed cheatgrass.
8.nounA card game where the goal is to have no cards remaining in a hand, often by telling lies.
9.nounA hidden means of gaining an unfair advantage in a computer game, often by entering a cheat code.