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cheese
1[ cheez ]
noun
- the curd of milk separated from the whey and prepared in many ways as a food.
- a definite mass of this substance, often in the shape of a wheel or cylinder.
- something of similar shape or consistency, as a mass of pulpy apple residue in cider making.
- Informal. partly digested milk curds sometimes spit up by infants.
- cheeses, any of several mallows, especially Malva neglecta, a sprawling, weedy plant having small lavender or white flowers and round, flat, segmented fruits thought to resemble little wheels of cheese.
- Slang: Vulgar. smegma.
- Slang. money:
I’m just trying to get my name out there and hopefully earn some cheese.
- Metalworking.
- a transverse section cut from an ingot, as for making into a tire.
- an ingot or billet made into a convex, circular form by blows at the ends.
- a low curtsy.
verb (used without object)
- Informal. (of infants) to spit up partly digested milk curds.
verb (used with object)
- (in a game, especially a video game) to win (a battle round) by using a strategy that requires minimal skill and knowledge or that exploits a glitch or flaw in game design:
He cheesed the fight by trapping his enemy in the environment and attacking without taking damage.
- Metalworking. to forge (an ingot or billet) into a cheese.
cheese
2[ cheez ]
verb (used with object)
- to stop; desist.
cheese
3[ cheez ]
noun
- Slang. the cheese,
- a person or thing that is splendid or first-rate.
- something that is exactly what is wanted or required.
cheese
1/ ʃː /
noun
- the curd of milk separated from the whey and variously prepared as a food
- a mass or complete cake of this substance
- any of various substances of similar consistency, etc
lemon cheese
- big cheese slang.an important person
- as alike as chalk and cheese or as different as chalk and cheeseSee chalk
cheese
2/ ʃː /
verb
- tr to stop; desist
- slang:prison.intr to act in a grovelling manner
Word History and Origins
Origin of cheese1
Origin of cheese3
Word History and Origins
Origin of cheese1
Origin of cheese2
Idioms and Phrases
- cheese it, Slang.
- look out!
- run away!
- cut the cheese, Slang. to expel gas from the stomach and bowels through the anus; fart.
More idioms and phrases containing cheese
- big cheese
Example Sentences
Not metaphorically, but literally: sesame-seeded dough stuffed with ground brisket, shredded lettuce, American cheese, onions and “max” sauce.
He was described as "the big cheese" in the NHS telecoms department.
"Things can and do go wrong, whether that is from renewables, fossil fuels or nuclear power. This could be the Swiss cheese model, where the holes in the system have happened to align."
Every ingredient adds something essential: garlic for punch, cheese for salinity, herbs for color and base flavor, nuts for richness, oil for body.
For frosting: Mix butter, banana, lemon juice, and cream cheese well, then add powdered sugar and beat until smooth.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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