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Word entry · 5 letters

cheat

Best crossword clue

"Act dishonestly"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈt͡ʃiːt/Part of speech noun, verbSorted acehtStarts with CEnds with T1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a deception for profit to yourself

Word origin

Verb from Middle English achetan, variant of escheten, from Old French escheat, past participle of escheoir, escheoiter, from Late Latin *excadēre (“fall away, fall out”), from (Latin) ex- + cadere (“fall”). Displaced native Old English beswīcan.

Used in a sentence

  • My brother flunked biology because he cheated on his mid-term.
  • My husband cheated on me with his secretary.
  • After he found out his wife cheated, he left her.

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