cheat

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃiːt/, [ˈt͡ʃʰɪi̯t] Rhymes: -iːt Hyphenation: cheat === Etymology 1 === Verb from Middle English achetan, variant of escheten, from Old French escheat, past participle of escheoir, escheoiter, from Late Latin *excadēre (“fall away, fall out”), from (Latin) ex- +‎ cadere (“fall”). Displaced native Old English beswīcan. Noun from verb and/or Middle English chete, aphetic form of achete, escheat, eschete (“the reversion of property to the state”), from Anglo-Norman eschete and Old French eschet, escheit, escheoit (“that which falls to one”), past participle of escheoir (“to fall”) (modern French échoir), from Late Latin *excadēre (“fall away, fall out”), from (Latin) ex- +‎ cadere (“fall”). Doublet of escheat. ==== Verb ==== cheat (third-person singular simple present cheats, present participle cheating, simple past and past participle cheated) (intransitive) To violate rules in order to gain, or attempt to gain, advantage from a situation. (intransitive) To be unfaithful to one's spouse or partner; to commit adultery, or to engage in sexual or romantic conduct with a person other than one's partner in contravention of the rules of society or agreement in the relationship. Synonym: step out on (transitive) To avoid a seemingly inevitable thing. (transitive) To deceive; to fool; to trick. Synonyms: rook, blench, lirt (informal, intransitive) To disregard self-imposed restrictions or commitments in favour of resting or indulging oneself. ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== cheat (countable and uncountable, plural cheats) (countable) An act of deception or fraud; that which is the means of fraud or deception. Synonyms: fraud, trick, imposition, imposture (countable) Someone who cheats. Synonyms: (informal) cheater, bandit (uncountable) The weed cheatgrass. (card games, uncountable) A card game where the goal is to have no cards remaining in a hand, often by telling lies. Synonyms: bullshit, BS, I doubt it (video games, countable) A hidden means of gaining an unfair advantage in a video game, often by entering a cheat code. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Dutch: cheat → French: cheat → German: Cheat ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Middle English chet (“low-quality bread”), of unknown origin; compare manchet. ==== Noun ==== cheat (uncountable) (obsolete) A sort of low-quality bread. ===== Translations ===== === Further reading === cheat (game) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === 'tache, Tache, Taché, Teach, Tâche, chate, he-cat, tache, teach, theca == Dutch == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English cheat. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tʃiːt/ Hyphenation: cheat === Noun === cheat m (plural cheats, no diminutive) (video games) cheat (unfair advantage in a computer game) === Further reading === “cheat” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language] == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English cheat. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tʃit/ === Noun === cheat m (plural cheats) (video games) cheat == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === xite, xit (adapted spellings) === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English cheat. === Pronunciation === === Noun === cheat m (plural cheats) (video games) cheat (hidden means of gaining an unfair advantage in a video game) Synonyms: batota, trapaça, macete, hack ==== Related terms ====