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cheat
n. [rob. an abbrevation of escheat, lands or tenements that fall to a lord or to the state by forfeiture, or by the death of the tenant without heirs; the meaning being explained by the frauds, real or supposed, that were resorted to in procuring escheats. See Escheat.]1. An act of deception or fraud; that which is the means of fraud or deception; a fraud; a trick; imposition; imposture. ()
When I consider life, 'tis all a cheat. (Dryden.)
2. One who cheats or deceives; an impostor; a deceiver; a cheater. ()
Airy wonders, which cheats interpret. (Johnson)
3. (Bot.) A troublesome grass, growing as a weed in grain fields; -- called also chess. See Chess. ()
4. (Law) The obtaining of property from another by an intentional active distortion of the truth. ()
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v. t. [See Cheat, n., Escheat.]1. To deceive and defraud; to impose upon; to trick; to swindle. ()
I am subject to a tyrant, a sorcerer, that by his cunning hath cheated me of this island. (Shak.)
2. To beguile. (Sir W. Scott.)
To cheat winter of its dreariness. (W. Irving.)
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v. i. To practice fraud or trickery; as, to cheat at cards. ()
n. [Perh. from OF. chet goods, chattels.] Wheat, or bread made from wheat. (Drayton.)
Their purest cheat, Thrice bolted, kneaded, and subdued in paste. (Chapman.)


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