fox vs cheat

fox and cheat both are nouns.

fox and cheat both are verbs.

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

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

fox: a shifty deceptive person
cheat: someone who leads you to believe something that is not true

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

fox (noun)	cheat (noun)
alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs	a deception for profit to yourself
a shifty deceptive person	the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
the grey or reddish-brown fur of a fox	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

fox (verb)	cheat (verb)
become discolored with, or as if with, mildew spots	defeat someone through trickery or deceit
be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly	deprive somebody of something by deceit
deceive somebody	engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud
	be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage

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