The difference between Bullshit and Cheat
When used as nouns, bullshit means the faeces of a bull, whereas cheat means someone who cheats (informal: cheater).
When used as verbs, bullshit means to tell lies, exaggerate, whereas cheat means to violate rules in order to gain advantage from a situation.
Bullshit is also adjective with the meaning: absurd, irrational, or nonsensical. most often said of speech, information, or content.
check bellow for the other definitions of Bullshit and Cheat
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Bullshit as a noun (literally):
The faeces of a bull.
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Bullshit as a noun (vulgar, slang):
False or exaggerated statements made to impress and deceive the listener rather than inform; nonsense.
Examples:
"Don't pay any attention to him. He talks a lot of bullshit."
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Bullshit as a noun (rhetoric):
Statements that may be true but misleading nonetheless.
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Bullshit as a noun (vulgar, slang):
A card game in which the object is to bluff about cards laid down and to determine when one's opponents are bluffing; also known as "BS", "Cheat" or "I Doubt It".
Examples:
"Anyone want to play a few hands of bullshit?"
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Bullshit as a noun (vulgar, slang):
An object of frustration and/or disgust, often caused by a perceived deception.
Examples:
"That's total bullshit! I called your office and they said you never came in!"
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Bullshit as an adjective (vulgar, slang):
Absurd, irrational, or nonsensical. Most often said of speech, information, or content.
Examples:
"That's the most bullshit excuse I've ever heard."
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Bullshit as a verb (ambitransitive, vulgar, slang):
To tell lies, exaggerate; to mislead; to deceive.
Examples:
"I think you're bullshitting. Let’s just call your office and see if you even came in."
"You’re bullshitting me. I called your office and you never even came in."
"He caught my attention with irrelevant asides that didn’t quite make sense, but sounded very erudite if you didn’t think about it too much. In other words, I noticed that he was bullshitting.'' http://www.languagehat.com/archives/002815.php"
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Bullshit as a verb (intransitive, vulgar, slang):
To have casual conversation with no real point; to shoot the breeze
Examples:
"I will probably just go and bullshit with Joe for awhile."
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Bullshit as a verb (intransitive, vulgar, slang):
To come up with on the spot, to improvise poorly.
Examples:
"We just went on stage and bullshitted the whole concert because we didn't know any songs."
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Cheat as a verb (intransitive):
To violate rules in order to gain advantage from a situation.
Examples:
"My brother flunked biology because he cheated on his mid-term."
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Cheat as a verb (intransitive):
To be unfaithful to one's spouse or partner.
Examples:
"My husband cheated on me with his secretary."
"After he found out his wife cheated, he left her."
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Cheat as a verb (transitive):
To manage to avoid something even though it seemed unlikely.
Examples:
"He cheated death when his car collided with a moving train."
"I feel as if I've cheated fate."
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Cheat as a verb (transitive):
To deceive; to fool; to trick.
Examples:
"My ex-wife cheated me out of $40,000."
"He cheated his way into office."
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Cheat as a verb:
To beguile.
Examples:
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Cheat as a noun:
Someone who cheats (informal: cheater).
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Cheat as a noun:
An act of deception or fraud; that which is the means of fraud or deception; a fraud; a trick; imposition; imposture.
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Cheat as a noun:
The weed cheatgrass.
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Cheat as a noun:
A card game where the goal is to have no cards remaining in a hand, often by telling lies.
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Cheat as a noun (video games):
A hidden means of gaining an unfair advantage in a computer game, often by entering a cheat code.