noun
a deception for profit to yourself
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adjective
not faithful to a spouse or lover
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- adulterous husbands and wives
- a two-timing boyfriend
adjective
violating accepted standards or rules
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- a dirty fighter
- used foul means to gain power
- a nasty unsporting serve
- fined for unsportsmanlike behavior
verb
deprive somebody of something by deceit
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- 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
verb
defeat someone through trickery or deceit
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verb
engage in deceitful behavior
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- practice trickery or fraud
- Who's chiseling on the side?
verb
be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage
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- She cheats on her husband
- Might her husband be wandering?