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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

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

what a cheek! → quel toupet!

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cheek [tʃiːk] n → Backe f;

(impudence) → Frechheit f;

(nerve) → Unverschämtheit f

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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. wang خَدٌّ، وَجْنَه буза tvář kind die Wange μάγουλο mejilla põsk گونه poski joue לֶחִי गाल obraz arc pipi kinn guancia 頬 뺨 skruostas vaigs pipi wang kinn policzek face obraz щека líce lice obraz kind แก้ม yanak 面頰 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 厚臉皮 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 뻔뻔스러운 įžūlus nekaunīgs biadab brutaal frekk, uforskammet, nebbet bezczelny atrevido obraznic нахальный drzý nesramen drzak fräck ที่ไม่เคารพ küstah, edepsiz, saygısız 厚臉皮的 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