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cheat vs trounce

trounce vs cheat

cheat is a noun but trounce is not a noun.

cheat and trounce both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cheat Yes No Yes No
trounce No No Yes No
As verbs, trounce is a hypernym of cheat; that is, trounce is a word with a broader meaning than cheat:
  • cheat: defeat someone through trickery or deceit
  • trounce: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
Other hypernyms of cheat include beat, beat out, crush, shell, vanquish.
cheat (noun) trounce (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) trounce (verb)
defeat someone through trickery or deceit censure severely or angrily
deprive somebody of something by deceit come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud beat severely with a whip or rod
be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage
Difference between cheat and trounce

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