cheat out

English

Verb

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

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

   Synonym: open up

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

     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.

See also

• cheat out of

Anagrams

• Teachout, outcheat