CHEATS - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Noun

someone who leads you to believe something that is not true

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Noun

weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat

Meaning 3

Part of speech: Noun

weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land

Example: seeds sometimes considered poisonous

Meaning 4

Part of speech: Noun

a deception for profit to yourself

Meaning 5

Part of speech: Noun

the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme

Example: that book is a fraud

Meaning 6

Part of speech: Verb

defeat someone through trickery or deceit

Meaning 7

Part of speech: Verb

deprive somebody of something by deceit

Example: 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

Meaning 8

Part of speech: Verb

engage in deceitful behavior

Example: practice trickery or fraud; Who's chiseling on the side?