Cheat vs. Exploit
Difference Between Cheat and Exploit
Cheatverb
(intransitive) To violate rules in order to gain advantage from a situation.
My brother flunked biology because he cheated on his mid-term.Exploitnoun
A heroic or extraordinary deed.
Cheatverb
(intransitive) To be unfaithful to one's spouse or partner.
My husband cheated on me with his secretary.After he found out his wife cheated, he left her.Exploitnoun
An achievement.
The first trek to the summit of Mount Everest was a stunning exploit.Cheatverb
(transitive) To manage to avoid something even though it seemed unlikely.
He cheated death when his car collided with a moving train.I feel as if I've cheated fate.Exploitnoun
(computing) A program or technique that exploits a vulnerability in other software.
Cheatverb
(transitive) To deceive; to fool; to trick.
My ex-wife cheated me out of $40,000.He cheated his way into office.Exploitverb
(transitive) To use for one’s own advantage.
Cheatverb
To beguile.
Exploitverb
(transitive) To forcibly deprive someone of something to which she or he has a natural right.
Materialistic monsters who exploit "kind" folks will not have good outcomes, no matter how much comforts were ill-gained.Cheatnoun
Someone who cheats (informal: cheater).
Exploitnoun
a notable achievement;
he performed a great deedthe book was her finest effortCheatnoun
An act of deception or fraud; that which is the means of fraud or deception; a fraud; a trick; imposition; imposture.
Exploitverb
use or manipulate to one's advantage;
He exploit the new taxation systemShe knows how to work the systemhe works his parents for sympathyCheatnoun
The weed cheatgrass.
Exploitverb
draw from; make good use of;
we must exploit the resources we are given wiselyCheatnoun
A card game where the goal is to have no cards remaining in a hand, often by telling lies.
Exploitverb
work excessively hard;
he is exploiting the studentsCheatnoun
(video games) A hidden means of gaining an unfair advantage in a computer game, often by entering a cheat code.
Cheatnoun
weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous
Cheatnoun
weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat
Cheatnoun
someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
Cheatnoun
the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme;
that book is a fraudCheatnoun
a deception for profit to yourself
Cheatverb
deprive somebody of something by deceit;
The con-man beat me out of $50This salesman ripped us off!we were cheated by their clever-sounding schemeThey chiseled me out of my moneyCheatverb
defeat someone in an expectation through trickery or deceit
Cheatverb
engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud;
Who's chiseling on the side?Cheatverb
be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage;
She cheats on her husbandMight her husband be wandering?
