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cheesing down

cheesing down is the present participle and gerund of cheese down.

Meaning of cheese down

Verb

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

  1. To coil the tail of a rope on deck so as to present a neat appearance.

Questions about cheesing down

What is cheesing down the present participle and gerund of?
Cheesing down is the present participle and gerund of cheese down.

Words near cheesing down in the dictionary

  1. cheesier
  2. cheesiest
  3. cheesily
  4. cheesiness
  5. cheesing
  6. cheesing down
  7. cheesing off
  8. cheesing out
  9. cheesing up
  10. cheesit
  11. cheeslaw

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