Cheese (Verb)
Meaning 1
Used in the imperative (get away, or stop it); "Cheese it!".
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Examples
- The police were on to us, cheese it and run.
- We heard the principal coming, cheese it and hide.
- The teacher walked in, cheese it and take out your books.
- Cheese it and stop making a scene, we're causing a distraction.
- Stop taking pictures of the guard, cheese it before he notices.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Wind onto a cheese; "cheese the yarn".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- She carefully wound the yarn onto a cheese to keep it organized.
- Her grandmother used to cheese the yarn onto a wooden spindle before knitting a sweater.
- In order to prevent tangles, you need to cheese the thread around the cardboard core.
- To cheese a large quantity of twine, start by wrapping it around the center of the wooden wheel.
- It's essential to cheese the cord in the same direction to maintain its tension and prevent knots.