cheat someone of something

cheat someone of something
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  • cheat someone of something — obtain something from someone by dishonest means …   English contemporary dictionary

  • blow someone or something off — 1. tv. o neglect or ignore someone or something. □ Get it done now. Don’t blow it off! □ Don’t blow me off. Listen! I want it done now! 2. tv. to cheat someone or a group; to deceive someone or a group. □ Don’t try to blow me off! I know what’s… …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • cheat — cheat1 [ tʃit ] verb * 1. ) intransitive to behave dishonestly or not obey rules, for example in order to win a game or do well in an examination: Kids have always found ways of cheating on tests. You can t do that it s cheating. a ) to do… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • cheat — I UK [tʃiːt] / US [tʃɪt] verb Word forms cheat : present tense I/you/we/they cheat he/she/it cheats present participle cheating past tense cheated past participle cheated * 1) a) [intransitive] to behave dishonestly, or to not obey rules, for… …   English dictionary

  • cheat — /tʃit / (say cheet) verb (i) 1. to behave deceitfully or dishonestly. 2. to be sexually unfaithful. –verb (t) 3. to defraud; swindle. 4. to deceive. 5. Film, TV to move (an object) for the purpose of picture composition, continuity, etc.: cheat… …  

  • cheat — [tʆiːt] verb [intransitive, transitive] to deceive someone, break rules, or behave dishonestly, especially in order to make money for yourself: • Not all publishers want to cheat authors. • There are stiff penalties for stockbrokers who cheat… …   Financial and business terms

  • cheat — cheat1 [tʃi:t] v [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: cheat legal removal of someone s property (14 17 centuries), from escheat] 1.) [I and T] to behave in a dishonest way in order to win or to get an advantage, especially in a competition, game, or… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • cheat on — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms cheat on : present tense I/you/we/they cheat on he/she/it cheats on present participle cheating on past tense cheated on past participle cheated on 1) cheat on someone to secretly have sex with someone other… …   English dictionary

  • cheat — 1 verb 1 (I) to behave in a dishonest way in order to win or to get an advantage, especially in a competition, game, or examination: You re doing it again, you re trying to cheat! (+ at): Jack always cheats at cards. | that s cheating: Hey, don t …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • cheat — cheatable, adj. cheatingly, adv. /cheet/, v.t. 1. to defraud; swindle: He cheated her out of her inheritance. 2. to deceive; influence by fraud: He cheated us into believing him a hero. 3. to elude; deprive of something expected: He cheated the… …   Universalium

  • cheat — [[t]tʃi͟ːt[/t]] cheats, cheating, cheated 1) VERB When someone cheats, they do not obey a set of rules which they should be obeying, for example in a game or exam. Students may be tempted to cheat in order to get into top schools. Derived words:… …   English dictionary

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