Definition of cheats:
(v) :
(intransitive) To violate rules in order to gain, or attempt to gain, advantage from a situation.
(v) :
(intransitive) To be unfaithful to one's spouse or partner; to commit adultery, or to engage in sexual or romantic conduct with a person other than one's partner in contravention of the rules of society or agreement in the relationship.
(v) :
(transitive) To deceive; to fool; to trick.
(n) :
(countable) An act of deception or fraud; that which is the means of fraud or deception.
(n) :
(countable) Someone who cheats.
(v) :
(transitive) To avoid a seemingly inevitable thing.