cheese
1
[ cheez ]
/ tʃiz /
noun
verb (used without object), cheesed, chees·ing.
Informal.
(of infants) to spit up partly digested milk curds.
verb (used with object), cheesed, chees·ing.
(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.
Origin of cheese
1
before 1000; Middle English
chese, Old English
cēse (cognate with Old Saxon
kāsi, German
Käse) < Latin
cāseus
Words nearby cheese
cheerless,
cheerly,
cheero,
cheers,
cheery,
cheese,
cheese cutter,
cheese eater,
cheese fries,
cheese it,
cheese mite
Definition for cheese (2 of 3)
cheese
2
[ cheez ]
/ tʃiz /
verb (used with object), cheesed, chees·ing. Slang.
to stop; desist.
Origin of cheese
2
First recorded in 1805–15; perhaps alteration of
cease
Definition for cheese (3 of 3)
cheese
3
[ cheez ]
/ tʃiz /
noun Slang.
a person or thing that is important or splendid.
Origin of cheese
3
1905–10; perhaps < Urdu
chīz thing < Persian
Example sentences from the Web for cheese
British Dictionary definitions for cheese (1 of 2)
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 cheese See chalk (def. 6)
Word Origin for cheese
Old English
cēse, from Latin
cāseus cheese; related to Old Saxon
kāsi
British Dictionary definitions for cheese (2 of 2)
cheese
2
/ (tʃiːz) /
verb slang
(tr)
to stop; desist
(intr) prison slang
to act in a grovelling manner
Word Origin for cheese
C19: of unknown origin
Idioms and Phrases with cheese
cheese