fake vs cheat

fake and cheat both are nouns.

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

As nouns, cheat is a hypernym of fake; that is, cheat is a word with a broader meaning than fake:

Other hypernyms of fake include beguiler, cheater, deceiver, slicker, trickster.

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

Other hypernyms of fake include chisel.

fake (noun)	cheat (noun)
(football) a deceptive move made by a football player	a deception for profit to yourself
something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be	the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
a person who makes deceitful pretenses	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

fake (adjective)	cheat (adjective)
not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article
fraudulent; having a misleading appearance

fake (verb)	cheat (verb)
speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths	defeat someone through trickery or deceit
make a copy of with the intent to deceive	deprive somebody of something by deceit
tamper, with the purpose of deception	engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud
	be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage