cheat out

verb

To face or turn toward the audience more than would be natural, for instance in a staged conversation.

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Meanings

verbcheat out (third-person singular simple present cheats out, present participle cheating out, simple past and past participle cheated out)

present singular third person cheats out · participle present cheating out · participle past cheated out · past cheated out

  1. intransitiveentertainmentTo face or turn toward the audience more than would be natural, for instance in a staged conversation.

    In stage acting, we are frequently asked to cheat out to the audience by opening up our body positions so that we are something halfway between facing them and our partner.

    2015, Robert Barton, Acting: Onstage and Off, page 184

    Synonyms: open up

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo face or turn toward the audience more than would be natural, for instance in a staged conversation.

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APA

cheat out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheat%20out

MLA

“cheat out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheat%20out. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cheat out,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheat%20out.

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