cheat vs rope in

cheat

verb
  • To violate rules in order to gain, or attempt to gain, advantage from a situation. 

  • To deceive; to fool; to trick. 

  • To be unfaithful to one's spouse or partner; to commit adultery, or to engage in sexual or romantic conduct with a person other than one's partner in contravention of the rules of society or agreement in the relationship. 

  • To manage to avoid something even though it seemed inevitable. 

noun
  • A card game where the goal is to have no cards remaining in a hand, often by telling lies. 

  • A hidden means of gaining an unfair advantage in a video game, often by entering a cheat code. 

  • Someone who cheats. 

  • An act of deception or fraud; that which is the means of fraud or deception. 

  • The weed cheatgrass. 

rope in

verb
  • To cause (someone) to become involved in something they are reluctant to do; to draw into something. 

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