cheese
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/t͡ʃiz/
English
Definitions
noun
- A dairy product made from curdled or cultured milk.
- Any particular variety of cheese.
- A piece of cheese, especially one moulded into a large round shape during manufacture.
- That which is melodramatic, overly emotional, or cliché, i.e. cheesy.
verb
- To prepare curds for making cheese.
- To make holes in a pattern of circuitry to decrease pattern density.
- To smile excessively, as for a camera.
interjection
- Said while being photographed, to give the impression of smiling.“Say "cheese"! ... and there we are!”
noun
- Wealth, fame, excellence, importance.
- (British India) The correct thing, of excellent quality; the ticket.
verb
- To stop; to refrain from.“Cheese it, the cops!”
- To anger or irritate someone, usually in combination with "off".“All this waiting around is really cheesing me off.”
verb
- To use an unsporting tactic; to repeatedly use an attack which is overpowered or difficult to counter.“You can cheese most of the game using certain exploits.”
- To use an unconventional, all-in strategy to take one's opponent by surprise early in the game (especially for real-time strategy games).
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