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143 words match “CHEAT”

CHEAT n. 8 definitions
d or deception; a fraud; a trick; imposition; imposture. When I consider life, 'tis all a cheat. Dryden.
CHEATABLE a.
Capable of being cheated.
CHEATABLENESS n.
Capability of being cheated.
CHEATER n. 2 definitions
One who cheats.
BELLYCHEAT n.
An apron or covering for the front of the person. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
ESCHEAT n. 5 definitions
A writ, now abolished, to recover escheats from the person in possession. Blackstone.
ESCHEATABLE a.
Liable to escheat.
ESCHEATAGE n.
The right of succeeding to an escheat. Sherwood.
ESCHEATOR n.
An officer whose duty it is to observe what escheats have taken place, and to take charge of them. Burrill.
EXCHEAT n.
See Escheat. [Obs.] Spenser.
EXCHEATOR n.
See Escheator. [Obs.]
OUTCHEAT v.
To exceed in cheating.
PROTOTRACHEATA n.
Same as Malacopoda.
PROTRACHEATA n.
Same as Malacopoda.
RECHEAT v. 2 definitions
To blow the recheat. Drayton.
TRACHEATA n.
An extensive division of arthropods comprising all those which breathe by tracheæ, as distinguished from Crustacea, which breathe by means of branchiæ.
TRACHEATE a. 2 definitions
Breathing by means of tracheæ; of or pertaining to the Tracheata.
ABUSION n.
Evil or corrupt usage; abuse; wrong; reproach; deception; cheat. Chaucer.
ABUSIVE a.
Tending to deceive; fraudulent; cheating. [Obs.] "An abusive treaty." Bacon.
BAM n. 2 definitions
An imposition; a cheat; a hoax. Garrick. To relieve the tediumbams. Prof. Wilson.
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