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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/ tʃiːz /
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/ tʃiːz /
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
While another entry, by a couple from Dudley, says: "Love a good cheese and onion sandwich."
The gift box is a beautiful way to bring all the fixings for a fabulous cheese board.
I don’t often cook with cheese and making it five ways and then winning the challenge was an exciting and proud moment.
From honey lavender and strawberry honey balsamic with black pepper to pear and blue cheese, and even smoked mac and cheese, there’s something for every palate.
In May, in what Google described as "isolated examples", its AI Overviews tool for internet searches told some users looking for how to make cheese stick to pizza should consider using "non-toxic glue".
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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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