short-change vs cheat

cheat vs short-change

short-change is not a noun while cheat is a noun.

short-change and cheat both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
short-change	No	No	Yes	No
cheat	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

short-change: deprive of by deceit
cheat: deprive somebody of something by deceit

Other hypernyms of short-change include chisel, rip off.

short-change (noun)	cheat (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

short-change (verb)	cheat (verb)
cheat someone by not returning him enough money	defeat someone through trickery or deceit
deprive of by 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 short-change and cheat

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