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Princeton's WordNet

  1. cheat, cheatingadjective

    a deception for profit to yourself

  2. adulterous, cheating(a), two-timing(a)adjective

    not faithful to a spouse or lover

    "adulterous husbands and wives"; "a two-timing boyfriend"

  3. cheating(a), dirty, foul, unsporting, unsportsmanlikeadjective

    violating accepted standards or rules

    "a dirty fighter"; "used foul means to gain power"; "a nasty unsporting serve"; "fined for unsportsmanlike behavior"

Wiktionary

  1. cheatingnoun

    An act of deception, fraud, trickery, imposture, or imposition.

  2. cheatingadjective

    Unsporting or underhand.

  3. cheatingadjective

    Unfaithful or adulterous.

Wikipedia

  1. Cheating

    Cheating generally describes various actions designed to subvert rules in order to obtain unfair advantages. This includes acts of bribery, cronyism and nepotism in any situation where individuals are given preference using inappropriate criteria. The rules infringed may be explicit, or they may be from an unwritten code of conduct based on morality, ethics or custom, making the identification of cheating conduct a potentially subjective process. Cheating can refer specifically to infidelity. Someone who is known for cheating is referred to as a cheat in British English, and a cheater in American English. A person described as a "cheat" doesn't necessarily cheat all the time, but rather, relies on deceitful tactics to the point of acquiring a reputation for it.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Cheating

    of Cheat

Freebase

  1. Cheating

    Cheating refers to an immoral way of achieving a goal, such as cheating on an exam. It is generally used for the breaking of rules to gain unfair advantage in a competitive situation. Cheating is the getting of reward for ability by dishonest means. This broad definition will necessarily include acts of bribery, cronyism, sleaze, nepotism and any situation where individuals are given preference using inappropriate criteria. The rules infringed may be explicit, or they may be from an unwritten code of conduct based on morality, ethics or custom, making the identification of cheating a subjective process. Cheating can refer specifically to marital infidelity. Someone who is known for cheating is referred to as a cheat in British English, and a cheater in American English. A "cheat" does not have to cheat all the time, but once faced with a challenge that they do actually want to win, they will go back to their cheating strategies.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of cheating in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of cheating in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of cheating in a Sentence

  1. The Democrats:

    The Democrats are cheating on the election. Because that's exactly what they're doing. If you look at what they're doing even with these negotiations. That's an influence, and an unfair influence, on an election.

  2. Benjamin Burroughs:

    Plenty of gamers and get upset when they lose or feel the game was cheating, but it doesnt lead to violent outputs.

  3. John Kennedy:

    There are plenty of markets all over the world open to cheaters, but America can't afford to be one of them. China is on a glidepath to dominance and is cheating at every turn, for too long, Chinese companies have disregarded U.S. reporting standards, misleading our investors.

  4. Mike Huckabee:

    He never should have been jailed and it's embarrassing that John Kerry and Obama negotiate with Iran as innocent Americans remained locked-up in prison, president Obama is a complete fool for trusting a country that's been lying, cheating, murdering and sponsoring terrorism around the globe for 37 years. Empowering Iran with sanctions relief is like Neville Chamberlain writing a $150 billion check to Adolf Hitler hoping he'll play nice and behave. This Iran deal is an insane disaster and this White House has lost its mind.

  5. Carlos Ghosn:

    We trust him, we think he's an honest guy and he is not cheating or hiding. This is an important element in a transaction like this.

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