English Explanatory Dictionary

Swiss cheese

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of Emmentaler, a Swiss cheese with many holes
  2. By extension, any cheese which resembles Emmentaler, especially ones with holes.
  3. Something that is full of holes or vulnerabilities.
verb
  1. To murder (someone) by shooting them full of holes; to shoot (someone) many times.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Swiss cheese.wav

Word forms

Swiss cheese Swiss cheeses Swiss cheesing Swiss cheesed

Synonyms

Emmentaler

Derived words

Swiss-cheesed
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