cheat vs rig

cheat and rig both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cheat	Yes	No	Yes	No
rig	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, cheat and rig are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of cheat include fraud, swindle.

As verbs, rig is a hyponym of cheat; that is, rig is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cheat:

Other hyponyms of cheat include job, shark, set up, cozen, crib, cook, fake, falsify, fudge, manipulate, misrepresent, wangle.

cheat (noun)	rig (noun)
a deception for profit to yourself	the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme	gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise
someone who leads you to believe something that is not true	formation of masts, spars, sails, etc., on a vessel
weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous	a set of clothing (with accessories)
weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat	a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses
	a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together
	gear used in fishing

cheat (verb)	rig (verb)
defeat someone through trickery or deceit	equip with sails or masts
deprive somebody of something by deceit	connect or secure to
engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud	manipulate in a fraudulent manner
be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage	arrange the outcome of by means of deceit