noun
- A deception for profit to yourself.
- synonyms: cheat
verb
- Deprive somebody of something by deceit.
- usage: "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money"
- Defeat someone through trickery or deceit.
- Engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud.
- usage: "Who's chiseling on the side"
- Be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage.
- usage: "She cheats on her husband"; "Might her husband be wandering"
adjective
- Not faithful to a spouse or lover.
- usage: "adulterous husbands and wives"; "a two-timing boyfriend"
- synonyms: adulterous, two-timing
- Violating accepted standards or rules.
- usage: "a dirty fighter"; "used foul means to gain power"; "a nasty unsporting serve"; "fined for unsportsmanlike behavior"
- synonyms: dirty, foul, unsporting, unsportsmanlike