cheat
verb [ I or T ]
uk/tʃiːt/ usto behave in a dishonest way or deceive someone in order to get what you want:
Many of the small investors felt that they had been cheated by the sudden reduction in interest rates.
cheat on sth He was caught cheating on his taxes.
cheating
noun [ U ]
In my opinion, this was a clear case of cheating.
Phrasal verb
cheat sb out of sth
cheat
noun
uk/tʃiːt/ us [ C ] ( US also cheater)
a person who behaves in a dishonest way:
a tax cheat
[ S ]
something dishonest or unfair:
It's a cheat that I did all the work and you got all the credit.