Noun
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a deception for profit to yourself
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the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
"that book is a fraud"
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someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
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weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat
- bromus secalinus -
weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land
seeds sometimes considered poisonous
- bearded darnel - lolium temulentum
Verb
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be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage
"She cheats on her husband"
"Might her husband be wandering?"
- cheat on -
engage in deceitful behavior
practice trickery or fraud
"Who's chiseling on the side?"
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defeat someone through trickery or deceit
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deprive somebody of something by deceit
"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"
- rip off