cheat

To violate rules in order to gain advantage from a situation.

“My brother flunked biology because he cheated on his mid-term.”

To be unfaithful to one's spouse or partner.

“After he found out his wife cheated, he left her.”

To manage to avoid something even though it seemed unlikely.

“He cheated death when his car collided with a moving train.”

To deceive; to fool; to trick.

“He cheated his way into office.”

Someone who cheats (informal: cheater).

An act of deception or fraud; that which is the means of fraud or deception; a fraud; a trick; imposition; imposture.

The weed cheatgrass.

A card game where the goal is to have no cards remaining in a hand, often by telling lies.

A hidden means of gaining an unfair advantage in a computer game, often by entering a cheat code.