cheek (ch k)n. 1. The fleshy part of either side of the face below the eye and between the nose and ear. 2. Something resembling the cheek in shape or position. 3. Either of the buttocks. 4. Impertinent boldness: had the cheek to insult his hosts. tr.v. cheeked, cheek·ing, cheeks Informal Idiom: To speak impudently to. cheek by jowl Side by side; close together. [Middle English cheke, from Old English c ace.] |
cheek [tʃiːk]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy)
a. either side of the face, esp that part below the eye
2. Informal impudence; effrontery
3. (often plural) Informal either side of the buttocks
4. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) (often plural) a side of a door jamb
5. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical one of the two fore-and-aft supports for the trestletrees on a mast of a sailing vessel, forming part of the hounds
6. (Engineering / Tools) one of the jaws of a vice
cheek by jowl close together; intimately linked
turn the other cheek to be submissive and refuse to retaliate even when provoked or treated badly
with (one's) tongue in (one's) cheek See tongue [19]
vb
(tr) Informal to speak or behave disrespectfully to; act impudently towards
[Old English ceace; related to Middle Low German kāke, Dutch kaak]
cheekless adj
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  cheek - either side of the face below the eyesbuccinator muscle, cheek muscle, musculus buccinator - a muscle that flattens the cheek and retracts the angle of the mouth arteria buccalis, buccal artery - a branch of the maxillary artery that supplies blood to the buccinator muscle and the cheek face, human face - the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear; "he washed his face"; "I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news" |
| 2. | cheek - an impudent statement discourtesy, disrespect - an expression of lack of respect | |
| 3. |  cheek - either of the two large fleshy masses of muscular tissue that form the human rumpbody part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity torso, trunk, body - the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies" glute, gluteal muscle, gluteus, gluteus muscle - any one of three large skeletal muscles that form the buttock and move the thigh | |
| 4. | cheek - impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn't believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty" aggressiveness - the quality of being bold and enterprising audaciousness, audacity - aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery; "he had the audacity to question my decision" | |
| Verb | 1. | cheek - speak impudently to |
cheek
noun (Informal) impudence, face (informal), front, nerve, sauce (informal), gall (informal), disrespect, audacity, neck (informal), lip (slang), temerity, chutzpah (U.S. & Canad. informal), insolence, impertinence, effrontery, brass neck (Brit. informal), brazenness, sassiness (U.S. informal) I'm amazed they have the cheek to ask in the first place.
Translations
cheek [tʃiːk]
cheek [ˈtʃiːk] n
cheek
n
→ Backe f, → Wange f (liter); to be cheek by jowl (with somebody) → Tuchfühlung mit jdm haben, auf Tuchfühlung (mit jdm) sein; to dance cheek to cheek → Wange an Wange tanzen; cheek pouch → Futtertasche f; to turn the other cheek → die andere Wange hinhalten
(= buttock) → Backe f
(Brit: = impudence) → Frechheit f, → Unverschämtheit f, → Dreistigkeit f; to have the cheek to do something → die Frechheit or Stirn haben, etw zu tun, sich erfrechen, etw zu tun; they gave him a lot of cheek → sie waren sehr frech zu ihm; enough of your cheek! → jetzt reichts aber!; of all the cheek!, the cheek of it! → so eine Frechheit or Unverschämtheit!
cheek [tʃiːk]
cheek [tʃiːk]
1. n
2. vt → essere sfacciato/a con
cheek [tʃiːk]
1. n
2. vt → essere sfacciato/a con
n cheek [tʃiːk]
1 the side of the face below the eye pink cheeks. wang خَدٌّ، وَجْنَه буза tvář kind die Wange μάγουλο mejilla põsk گونه poski joue לֶחִי गाल obraz arc pipi kinn guancia 頬 볼 skruostas vaigs pipi wang kinn policzek face obraz щека líce lice obraz kind แก้ม yanak 臉頰 щока گال ، رخسار má 面颊
2 impudence or disrespectful behaviour He had the cheek to refuse me entrance. vermetelheid وَقاحَه наглост drzost frækhed die Unverfrorenheit θράσος descaro, frescura, cara jultumus پررویی؛ گستاخی röyhkeys culot חוּצפָּה अपमानजनक बर्ताव drskost szemtelenség kekurangajaran ósvífni sfacciataggine, faccia tosta 生意気 뻔뻔스러움 įžūlumas nekaunība biadab brutaliteit frekkhet, uforskammethet tupet atrevimento neobrăzare наглость drzosť predrznost drskost fräckhet พฤติกรรมที่ไม่เคารพ cüret, yüzsüzlük, küstahlık 無禮放肆的行為 зухвалість, самовпевненість گستاخ ، سرکش رویہ sự hỗn xược 厚脸皮
adj cheeky
impudent a cheeky remark. parmantig وَقِح нахален drzý fræk; flabet frech αυθάδης descarado, fresco nipsakas پررو؛ گستاخ nenäkäs effronté חָצוּף अपमानजनक टिप्पणी drzak pimasz lancang ósvífinn sfrontato 生意気な 건방진 įžūlus nekaunīgs biadab brutaal frekk, uforskammet, nebbet bezczelny atrevido obraznic нахальный drzý nesramen drzak fräck ที่ไม่เคารพ küstah, edepsiz, saygısız 無禮的，放肆的 зухвалий, самовпевнений گستاخ hỗn xược 厚脸皮的
n cheekiness
parmantigheid وَقاحَه безочливост drzost frækhed; flabethed die Frechheit αυθάδεια descaro, frescura nipsakus پررویی؛ گستاخی nenäkkyys effronterie חוּצפָּה धृष्ठता drskost arcátlanság kelancangan ósvífni sfrontatezza 生意気 뻔뻔스러움 nepagarbus elgesys nekaunīgums kebiadaban brutaliteit frekkhet, uforskammethet bezczelność atrevimento obrăznicie нахальство drzosť nesramnost drskost fräckhet ความไม่เคารพ küstahlık, edepsizlik, saygısızlık 厚顏無恥 самовпевненість گستاخی sự hỗn xược 厚颜无耻
cheek → خد tvář kind Wange μάγουλο mejilla poski joue obraz guancia ほお 뺨 wang kinn policzek bochecha щека kind แก้ม yanak má 脸颊
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