Cheat and Heel

Cheat

Cheat noun - A dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value.

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Heel and cheat are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Heel" instead a noun "Cheat".

Nearby Words: cheating, cheated, cheater

Heel noun - A person whose behavior is offensive to others.

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Cheat and heel are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cheat" instead a noun "Heel".

Nearby Words: heeled, heeling, heelpiece

known	known cheat	known heel
good	good cheat	good heel
right	right cheat	right heel
dirty	dirty cheat	dirty heel
Other adjectives: actual, successful, big, great, bad, former.

time	cheat time	heel time
times	cheat times	heel times

According to Mick Foley, this was apparently practically dogma back when he was working in the Memphis territory, according to a booker who told him "A heel has to cheat to get his heat".

Source: Dick Dastardly Stops to Cheat
Benjamin began cheating to win or allowing Momma Benjamin to cheat for him, thus turning heel.

Source: Abusive Parents / Professional Wrestling
Unlike traditional heel cheating which usually involved Groin Attack or vicious beatdowns, Eddie knew how to cheat with style.

Source: Wrestling / Eddie Guerrero

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