CHEAT

Definitions

1. 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. 2. One who cheats or deceives; an impostor; a deceiver; a cheater. Airy wonders, which cheats interpret. Johnson
3. 3. A troublesome grass, growing as a weed in grain fields; -- called also chess. See Chess.
4. 4. The obtaining of property from another by an intentional active distortion of the truth.