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cheeses up

cheeses up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cheese up.

Meaning of cheese up

Verb

cheese up (third-person singular simple present cheeses up, present participle cheesing up, simple past and past participle cheesed up)

  1. (slang, transitive) To add cheese to; make cheesy or cheesier.
    • "No, just get over here. You need to try this one!" she exclaimed as she cheesed up a chunk of bread with one of our blues. Angeline stuffed the open faced mini-sandwich into my mouth […]2005, J. B. Dann, Anecdotal, page 233
  2. (figuratively, intransitive, slang) To smile widely; to crack a huge grin.
    • I cheesed up at his perfect fucking face.2022, Emilia Rose, Indulge Me

Questions about cheeses up

What is cheeses up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Cheeses up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cheese up.

Words near cheeses up in the dictionary

  1. cheesery
  2. cheeses
  3. cheeses down
  4. cheeses off
  5. cheeses out
  6. cheeses up
  7. cheesesteak
  8. cheesesteaks
  9. cheesetastic
  10. cheesevat
  11. cheesevats

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