The difference between Cheat and Wander

When used as nouns, cheat means someone who cheats (informal: cheater), whereas wander means the act or instance of wandering.

When used as verbs, cheat means to violate rules in order to gain advantage from a situation, whereas wander means to move without purpose or specified destination.


check bellow for the other definitions of Cheat and Wander

  1. 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."

  2. 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."

  3. 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."

  4. 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."

  5. Cheat as a verb:

    To beguile.

    Examples:

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  1. Cheat as a noun:

    Someone who cheats (informal: cheater).

  2. 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.

  3. Cheat as a noun:

    The weed cheatgrass.

  4. Cheat as a noun:

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

  5. Cheat as a noun (video games):

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

  1. Wander as a verb (intransitive):

    To move without purpose or specified destination; often in search of livelihood.

    Examples:

    "to wander over the fields"

  2. Wander as a verb (intransitive):

    To stray; stray from one's course; err.

    Examples:

    "A writer wanders from his subject."

  3. Wander as a verb (intransitive):

    To commit adultery.

  4. Wander as a verb (intransitive):

    To go somewhere indirectly or at varying speeds; to move in a curved path.

  5. Wander as a verb (intransitive):

    Of the mind, to lose focus or clarity of argument or attention.

  1. Wander as a noun:

    The act or instance of wandering.

    Examples:

    "To go for a wander"

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