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cheating death

cheating death is the present participle and gerund of cheat death.

Meaning of cheat death

Verb

cheat death (third-person singular simple present cheats death, present participle cheating death, simple past and past participle cheated death)

  1. To survive a situation which would be expected to result in death.
    • From Olar, Han
      Shepard,
      They say you're alive. That you cheated death. That sending you this isn't just a pointless exercise as part of my therapy. They say a lot of things.2010, BioWare, Mass Effect 2 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Therapy
    Synonyms:
    cheat fate

Questions about cheating death

What is cheating death the present participle and gerund of?
Cheating death is the present participle and gerund of cheat death.

Words near cheating death in the dictionary

  1. Cheathams
  2. cheatier
  3. cheatiest
  4. cheatin'
  5. cheating
  6. cheating death
  7. cheating fate
  8. cheating on
  9. cheating out
  10. cheating out of
  11. cheating the pocket

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