cheating

Etymology

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of cheat

noun

  1. An act of deception, fraud, trickery, imposture, imposition or infidelity.
    the cheatings and impositions of your pitiful trade 1828, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, The Disowned
  2. (cinematography) The arrangement of people or items in a film so as to give the (false) impression that shots are taken from different angles in the same location.
    Cheating is the sixth C of Cinematography ... it is the art of arranging people, objects or actions, during filming or editing 1965, Joseph V. Mascelli, The Five C’s of Cinematography

adj

  1. Unsporting or underhand.
  2. Unfaithful or adulterous.

Attribution / Disclaimer All definitions come directly from Wiktionary using the Wiktextract library. We do not edit or curate the definitions for any words, if you feel the definition listed is incorrect or offensive please suggest modifications directly to the source (wiktionary/cheating), any changes made to the source will update on this page periodically.