Cheat and Play

Cheat

Cheat verb - To be sexually unfaithful.

Usage example: he suspects that his girlfriend is cheating on him

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Play and cheat are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Play" instead the word "Cheat" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: cheating, cheated, cheater

Play verb - To engage in activity for amusement.

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Cheat and play are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cheat" instead the word "Play" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: played, playful, player, playfulness, playing

good	good cheat	good play
original	original cheat	original play
fair	fair cheat	fair play
actual	actual cheat	actual play
Other adjectives: successful, big, great, little, bad, infamous, dramatic, aggressive, classic, double, last, eponymous.

character	cheat character	play character
man	cheat man	play man
guy	cheat guy	play guy
match	cheat match	play match
Other words: god, house, time, way, bit, game.

Ric' Arch-Nemesis, "Le Bourreau", is also a very cunning player, although he doesn't hesitate to cheat or play unfairly.

Source: Smart People Play Chess
Everyone who tries to cheat or play dirty by bending the rules is eventually smacked down, usually in a publicly humiliating fashion.

Source: Anime / Gundam Build Fighters
Subverted, in that you can just enter the "no time limit" cheat and play the basic race mode, then get the keys with no issue.

Source: Video Game / San Francisco Rush

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