tʃi:t v. & n. --v. 1 tr. a (often foll. by
into,
out of)
deceive or
trick (cheated into
parting with his savings). b (foll. by of)
deprive of (cheated of a
chance to reply). 2 intr.
gain unfair advantage by
deception or breaking rules,
esp. in a game or
examination. 3 tr.
avoid (something undesirable) by
luck or
skill (cheated
the bad weather). 4 tr.
archaic divert attention from,
beguile (time,
tedium, etc.). --n. 1 a
person who cheats. 2 a trick,
fraud, or deception. 3 an
act of cheating. øcheat on colloq. be sexually
unfaithful to. øøcheatingly adv. [ME chete f. achete, var. of ESCHEAT]