CHEEK
/tʃiːk/
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Definition
/tʃiːk/
noun
- The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity.
- (usually in the plural) The lower part of the buttocks that is often exposed beneath very brief underwear, swimwear, or extremely short shorts.
- Impudence.“You’ve got some cheek, asking me for money!”
- One of the genae, flat areas on the sides of a trilobite's cephalon.
- One of the pieces of a machine, or of timber or stonework, that form corresponding sides or a similar pair.“the cheeks of a vice; the cheeks of a gun carriage”
verb
- To be impudent towards.“Don't cheek me, you little rascal!”
- To pull a horse's head back toward the saddle using the cheek strap of the bridle.
Source: Wiktionary
