Search for crossword answers and clues
Deceive on more than one occasion
Answer for the clue "Deceive on more than one occasion ", 8 letters:
two-time
Word definitions for two-time in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
v. carry on a romantic relationship with two people at the same time
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"to deceive, cheat, betray," 1924, perhaps from notion of "to have two at a time." An earlier reference (1922) in a Kentucky criminal case involves a double-cross or betrayal without a romance angle. Related: two-timing (adj.); two-timer .
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
verb EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ It turns out Ryan was two-timing Jeannie with her best friend.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
that is or are what this adjective qualify twice over v to be unfaithful to one's partner
Usage examples of two-time.
Another remark about some two-timing dames who had better watch out made Cayle visualize an officer who maintained several mistresses.
Even before Eisenhower had returned from Europe, two-time Democratic rival Adlai E.
La Peregrina, bought for her by her lover and two-time husband, Richard Burton.
If his marriage to Amanda fell apart, that would make him a two-time loser.
He and his design partner, Bill Coore, are already making their mark in course design, and the two-time Masters champion could well make the most significant contribution of any modern player in that area.
A two-time loser for savage rape, he had received the mandatory sentence: surgical neutering and lifetime imprisonment, no parole.
Likewise, any person associated with a negative life experience--the first kid to beat up on you, the first boy/girl to two-time you, the first boss to fire you--forms expectations of others who look or act as he/she did.