hook vs cheat

hook and cheat both are nouns.

hook and cheat both are verbs.

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

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

hook: rip off; ask an unreasonable price
cheat: deprive somebody of something by deceit

Other hypernyms of hook include chisel, rip off.

hook (noun)	cheat (noun)
a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent	a deception for profit to yourself
a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer	the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket	someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something	weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous
a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something	weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat
a catch for locking a door
anything that serves as an enticement
a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook

hook (verb)	cheat (verb)
approach with an offer of sexual favors	defeat someone through trickery or deceit
entice and trap	deprive somebody of something by deceit
secure with the foot	engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud
to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)	be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage
fasten with a hook
catch with a hook
hit with a hook
hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left
make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle
make off with belongings of others
take by theft
rip off; ask an unreasonable price

Difference between hook and cheat

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