Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) An act of deception or fraud; that which is the means of fraud or deception; a fraud; a trick; imposition; imposture. 2. (n.) One who cheats or deceives; an impostor; a deceiver; a cheater. 3. (n.) A troublesome grass, growing as a weed in grain fields; -- called also chess. See Chess. 4. (n.) The obtaining of property from another by an intentional active distortion of the truth. 5. (n.) To deceive and defraud; to impose upon; to trick; to swindle. 6. (n.) To beguile. 7. (v. i.) To practice fraud or trickery; as, to cheat at cards. 8. (n.) Wheat, or bread made from wheat.

Multi-Version Concordance Cheat (5 Occurrences) Luke 18:11 The Pharisee, standing erect, prayed as follows by himself: "'O God, I thank Thee that I am not like other people--I am not a thief nor a cheat nor an adulterer, nor do I even resemble this tax-gatherer. (WEY) 1 Corinthians 6:8 No, but you yourselves do wrong, and defraud, and that against your brothers. (See NIV) Genesis 31:27 Why did you flee secretly, and deceive me, and didn't tell me, that I might have sent you away with mirth and with songs, with tambourine and with harp; (See RSV) Amos 8:5 Saying,'When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell grain? And the Sabbath, that we may market wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel large, and dealing falsely with balances of deceit; (See NAS NIV) Malachi 1:14 "But the deceiver is cursed, who has in his flock a male, and vows, and sacrifices to the Lord a blemished thing; for I am a great King," says Yahweh of Armies, "and my name is awesome among the nations." (See RSV NIV)