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cheek  (chk)

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

To speak impudently to.

Idiom:

cheek by jowl

Side by side; close together.

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[Middle English cheke, from Old English cace.]

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cheek

Noun

1. either side of the face below the eye

2. Informal impudence, boldness, or lack of respect

3. Informal a buttock

4. cheek by jowl close together

5. turn the other cheek to refuse to retaliate

Verb

Brit, Austral & NZ informal to speak or behave disrespectfully to someone [Old English ceace]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cheek - either side of the face below the eyes buccinator 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" feature, lineament - the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin; "an expression of pleasure crossed his features"; "his lineaments were very regular"
	2.	cheek - an impudent statement impertinence, impudence discourtesy, disrespect - an expression of lack of respect
	3.	cheek - either of the two large fleshy masses of muscular tissue that form the human rump buttock body 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" boldness, nerve, brass, face 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 talk, speak - exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words"

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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)

Translations

cheek [tʃiːk] n → mejilla (= impudence); descaro

cheek [tʃiːk] n → joue f (= impudence); toupet m, culot m;

what a cheek! → quel toupet!

cheek [tʃiːk] n → Backe f;

(impudence) → Frechheit f;

(nerve) → Unverschämtheit f

cheek [tʃiːk] n → guancia (= impudence); faccia tosta

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cheek

n cheek [tʃiːk]

1 the side of the face below the eye pink cheeks.wangخَدٌّ، وَجْنَهбузаtvářkinddie Wangeμάγουλοmejillapõskگونهposkijoueלֶחִיगालobrazarcpipikinnguancia頬뺨skruostasvaigspipiwangkinnpoliczekfaceobrazщекаlíceliceobrazkindแก้มyanak面頰щокаگال ، رخسارmá面颊

2 impudence or disrespectful behaviour He had the cheek to refuse me entrance.vermetelheidوَقاحَهнаглостdrzostfrækheddie Unverfrorenheitθράσοςdescaro, frescura, carajultumusپررویی؛ گستاخیröyhkeysculotחוּצפָּהअपमानजनक बर्तावdrskostszemtelenségkekurangajaranósvífnisfacciataggine, faccia tosta生意気뻔뻔스러움įžūlumasnekaunībabiadabbrutaliteitfrekkhet, uforskammethettupetatrevimentoneobră­zareнаглостьdrzosťpredrznostdrskostfräckhetพฤติกรรมที่ไม่เคารพcüret, yüzsüzlük, küstahlık厚臉皮зухвалість, самовпевненістьگستاخ ، سرکش رویہsự hỗn xược厚脸皮

adj ˈcheeky

impudent a cheeky remark.parmantigوَقِحнахаленdrzýfræk; flabetfrechαυθάδηςdescarado, fresconipsakasپررو؛ گستاخnenäkäseffrontéחָצוּףअपमानजनक टिप्पणीdrzakpimaszlancangósvífinnsfrontato生意気な뻔뻔스러운įžūlusnekaunīgsbiadabbrutaalfrekk, uforskammet, nebbetbezczelnyatrevidoobraznicнахальныйdrzýnesramendrzakfräckที่ไม่เคารพküstah, edepsiz, saygısız厚臉皮的зухвалий, самовпевненийگستاخhỗn xược厚脸皮的

n ˈcheekiness

parmantigheidوَقاحَهбезочливостdrzostfrækhed; flabetheddie Frechheitαυθάδειαdescaro, frescuranipsakusپررویی؛ گستاخیnenäkkyyseffronterieחוּצפָּהधृष्ठताdrskostarcátlanságkelancanganósvífnisfrontatezza生意気뻔뻔스러움nepagarbus elgesysnekaunīgumskebiadabanbrutaliteitfrekkhet, uforskammethetbezczelnośćatrevimentoobrăznicieнахальствоdrzosťnesramnostdrskostfräckhetความไม่เคารพküstahlık, edepsizlik, saygısızlık厚顏無恥самовпевненістьگستاخیsự hỗn xược厚颜无耻