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Definition of Cheat on
1. Verb. Be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage. "Sam cannot cheat on Sue "; "Might her husband be wandering?"
Generic synonyms: Cozen, Deceive, Delude, Lead On
Specialized synonyms: Two-time, Fool Around, Play Around
Derivative terms: Cuckold
Definition of Cheat on
1. Verb. (idiomatic) To be unfaithful to. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cheat On
Literary usage of Cheat on
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Fortnightly Review (1865)
"with a sly cheat on the part of the player, is brought in to illustrate the cheats
of lovers. This scrap of conversation shows how intimate ladies were with ..."
2. The Tariff; a Review of the Tariff Legislation of the United States from by William McKinley (1896)
"Inasmuch as the duty depends on the price, a cheat on the price is a cheat on
the duty. If a piece of goods is worth $6 a yard and the duty is twenty-five ..."
3. The Future of Privacy by Perri 6 (1998)
"... and about their likely fitness for their work — it is sometimes said that a
person who will cheat on their spouse will cheat on their employer or their ..."
4. A Treatise on Criminal Law by Francis Wharton, William Draper Lewis (1896)
"... coupled with a false order, illegible scrawl was written, which, is a common
law cheat. on careless inspection, might have 2 Com. v. Boynton, 2 Mass. ..."
5. At War With the Armies of Darkness by Chiang H. Ren (2000)
"We may ask ourselves what harm can there be if we cheat on our taxes, pirate
copyrighted software, or lie to a date about our age or history. ..."
6. IRS Oversight: Congressional Hearings edited by William V. Roth, Jr. (1999)
"I have no sympathy for little guys who cheat on their taxes or big guys who cheat
on their taxes. They are all criminals. They ought to be pursued. ..."
7. The Whole Works of the Late Reverend and Learned Mr. Thomas Boston, Minister by Thomas Boston (1851)
"Consider, this is to put, so far as you can, a solemn cheat on the great God:
... It is to put a solemn cheat on your own souls ; you thus deceive your own ..."
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