Tra từ cheat - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

cheat [cheat cheats cheated cheating] verb, noun BrE [tʃiːt] NAmE [tʃiːt]
verb
1. transitive ~ sb/sth to trick sb or make them believe sth which is not true
• She is accused of attempting to cheat the taxman.
• Many people feel cheated by the government's refusal to hold a referendum.
•He cheated his way into the job.
2. intransitive ~ (at sth) to act in a dishonest way in order to gain an advantage, especially in a game, a competition, an exam, etc
• He cheats at cards.
• You're not allowed to look at the answers— that's cheating.
•Anyone caught cheating will be automatically disqualified from the examination.
3. intransitive ~ (on sb) (of sb who is married or who has a regular sexual partner)to have a secret sexual relationship with sb else
•He's cheating on his wife.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late Middle English: shortening of escheat (the original sense) ‘land that is given back to the state or the lord if the owner dies without legal heirs’.

Thesaurus:
cheat verb T, I (disapproving)
•She is accused of cheating the taxman.
con • • dupe • • deceive • • trick • • fool • • take sb in • • swindle • • short-change • • defraud • |informal rip sb off • • fleece • |especially AmE, informal bilk • |slang screw •
cheat/con/dupe/trick/defraud/fleece/bilk/screw sb out of sth
cheat/con/dupe/deceive/trick/fool sb into doing sth
cheat/con/trick your way into sth
cheat/con/dupe/deceive/trick/fool/short-change/defraud/rip off/fleece/bilk customers

Synonyms:
cheat
fool • deceive • betray • take in • trick • con
These words all mean to make sb believe sth that is not true, especially in order to get what you want.
cheat • to make sb believe sth that is not true, in order to get money or sth else from them: ▪ She is accused of attempting to cheat the taxman. ◇ ▪ He cheated his way into the job.
Cheat also means to act in a dishonest way in order to gain an advantage, especially in a game, competition or exam: ▪ You're not allowed to look at the answers— ▪ that's cheating ▪.
fool • to make sb believe sth that is not true, especially in order to laugh at them or to get what you want: ▪ Just don't be fooled into investing any money with them.
deceive • to make sb believe sth that is not true, especially sb who trusts you, in order to get what you want: ▪ She deceived him into handing over all his savings.
betray • to hurt sb who trusts you, especially by deceiving them or not being loyal to them: ▪ She felt betrayed when she found out the truth about him.
take sb in • [often passive] to deceive sb, usually in order to get what you want: ▪ I was taken in by her story.
trick • to deceive sb, especially in a clever way, in order to get what you want.
con • (informal) to deceive sb, especially in order to get money from them or get them to do sth for you: ▪ They had been conned out of £100 000.
which word?
Many of these words involve making sb believe sth that is not true, but some of them are more disapproving than others. Deceive is probably the worst because people typically deceive friends, relations and others who know and trust them. People may feel cheated/betrayed by sb in authority who they trusted to look after their interests. If sb takes you in, they may do it by acting a part and using words and charm effectively. If sb cheats/fools/tricks/cons you, they may get sth from you and make you feel stupid. However, sb might fool you just as a joke; and to trick sb is sometimes seen as a clever thing to do, if the person being tricked is seen as a bad person who deserves it.
to cheat/fool/trick/con sb out of sth
to cheat/fool/deceive/betray/trick/con sb into doing sth
to feel cheated/fooled/deceived/betrayed/tricked/conned
to fool/deceive yourself
to cheat/trick/con your way into sth

Example Bank:
•Anyone caught cheating will automatically be disqualified from the examination.
•Customers were cheated by unscrupulous retailers.
•Many people feel cheated by the government's refusal to hold a referendum.
•She cheated Ryan out of his fortune.
•You're not allowed to look at the answers— that's cheating.
Idiom: ↑cheat death
Derived: ↑cheat somebody of something

noun (especially BrE)
1. (also cheat·er especially in NAmE)countable a person who cheats, especially in a game
• You little cheat!
•Are you accusing me of being a cheat?
•a plan to crack down on tax cheats
2. singular something that seems unfair or dishonest, for example a way of doing sth with less effort than it usually needs
•It's really a cheat, but you can use ready-made pastry if you want.
3. countable (computing)a program you can use to move immediately to the next stage of a computer game without needing to play the game
•There's a cheat you can use to get to the next level.

Word Origin:
late Middle English: shortening of escheat (the original sense) ‘land that is given back to the state or the lord if the owner dies without legal heirs’.

Thesaurus:
cheat noun C (disapproving)
•You cheat! You looked at my cards!
AmE cheater • |informal con man • |especially AmE, informal hustler • |especially journalism swindler •

Example Bank:
•The government has announced a plan to crack down on tax cheats.