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?"

Exact synonyms: Betray, Cheat, Cuckold, Wander
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

cheapos
cheaps
cheapshot
cheapshots
cheapskate
cheapskates
cheapstead
cheapy
chear
cheare
chearful
cheat
cheat code
cheat codes
cheat on (current term)
cheat sheet
cheat sheets
cheatable
cheated
cheater
cheater five
cheater fives
cheaters
cheaters never prosper
cheatery
cheatest
cheateth

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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