cheating vs cheat

cheat vs cheating

cheating and cheat both are nouns.

cheating is an adjective but cheat is not an adjective.

cheating is not a verb while cheat is a verb.

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

As nouns, cheating and cheat are synonyms defined as:

cheating and cheat: a deception for profit to yourself

cheating (noun)	cheat (noun)
a deception for profit to yourself	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

cheating (adjective)	cheat (adjective)
violating accepted standards or rules
not faithful to a spouse or lover

cheating (verb)	cheat (verb)
	defeat someone through trickery or deceit
	deprive somebody of something by deceit
	engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud
	be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage

Difference between cheating and cheat

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