cheat vs lead on

cheat is a noun but lead on is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cheat	Yes	No	Yes	No
lead on	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, lead on is a hypernym of cheat; that is, lead on is a word with a broader meaning than cheat:

Other hypernyms of cheat include cozen, deceive, delude.

As verbs, lead on is a hypernym of cheat; that is, lead on is a word with a broader meaning than cheat:

Other hypernyms of cheat include cozen, deceive, delude.

cheat (noun)	lead on (noun)
a deception for profit to yourself
the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous
weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat

cheat (verb)	lead on (verb)
defeat someone through trickery or deceit	entice or induce especially when unwise or mistaken
deprive somebody of something by deceit	be false to; be dishonest with
engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud
be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage