cheating
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈt͡ʃiːtɪŋ/
Verb
  1. Present participle and gerund of cheat
Noun

cheating

  1. An act of deception, fraud, trickery, imposture, imposition or infidelity.
    • 1828, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, The Disowned:
      the cheatings and impositions of your pitiful trade
  2. (cinematography) The arrangement of people or items in a film so as to give the (false) impression that shots are taken from different angles in the same location.
    • 1965, Joseph V. Mascelli, The Five C’s of Cinematography:
      Cheating is the sixth C of Cinematography ... it is the art of arranging people, objects or actions, during filming or editing
Translations Adjective

cheating

  1. Unsporting or underhand.
  2. Unfaithful or adulterous.
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