cheese down

verb

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

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Meanings

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

present singular third person cheeses down · participle present cheesing down · participle past cheesed down · past cheesed down

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

cheese down. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheese%20down

MLA

“cheese down.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheese%20down. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cheese down,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheese%20down.

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