cheek

cheek

either side of a face; nerve, audacity, gall, impudence: the kid has a lot of cheek

Not to be confused with:

chic – fashionable, stylish; style and elegance, smart, modish: she looks so chic in that black dress

chick – young chicken or other bird; a child; a young pretty woman

sheik – a Muslim religious official; a leader of an Arab family, village, or tribe

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cheek

 (chēk)

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 cēace.]

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cheek

(tʃiːk)

n

1. (Anatomy)

a. either side of the face, esp that part below the eye

b. either side of the oral cavity; side of the mouth. buccalgenalmalar

2. informal impudence; effrontery

3. (often plural) informal either side of the buttocks

4. (Architecture) (often plural) a side of a door jamb

5. (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. (Tools) one of the jaws of a vice

7. cheek by jowl close together; intimately linked

8. turn the other cheek to be submissive and refuse to retaliate even when provoked or treated badly

9. with one's tongue in one's cheek See tongue¹⁹

vb

(tr) informal to speak or behave disrespectfully to; act impudently towards

[Old English ceace; related to Middle Low German kāke, Dutch kaak]

ˈcheekless adj

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cheek

(tʃik)

n.

1. either side of the face below the eye and above the jaw.

2. the side wall of the mouth between the upper and lower jaws.

3. something likened to the side of the face, as either of two corresponding sides of an object: the cheeks of a vise.

4. impudence or effrontery.

5. either of the buttocks.

Idioms:

cheek by jowl, in close intimacy; side by side.

[before 900; Middle English cheke, Old English cē(a)ce, c. Old Frisian ziāke; akin to Middle Dutch, Middle Low German kāke cheek]

cheek′less, adj.

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cheek

Past participle: cheeked
Gerund: cheeking

Imperative

cheek

cheek

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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) I'm amazed they have the cheek to ask in the first place.

Related words
technical name gena
adjectives genal, buccal, malar

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cheek

noun

The state or quality of being impudent or arrogantly self-confident:

assumption, audaciousness, audacity, boldness, brashness, brazenness, cheekiness, chutzpah, discourtesy, disrespect, effrontery, face, familiarity, forwardness, gall, impertinence, impudence, impudency, incivility, insolence, nerve, nerviness, overconfidence, pertness, presumptuousness, pushiness, rudeness, sassiness, sauciness.

Informal: brass, crust, sauce, uppishness, uppityness.

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Translations

خَدّخَدٌّ، وَجْنَهوَقاحَه

бузастрана

tvářdrzostlíčko

kindbaldecheekfrækhed

WangeBackeFrechheitStirnUnverfrorenheit

μάγουλοβούκκακωλομέρι

vango

mejilladescarofrescuranalgacachete

poski

joueculotfessetoupet

obraz

kinnósvífni

guanciaimpudenzamascellasfrontatezzaimpudente

ほお

뺨

gena

nepagarbus elgesysskruostas

nekaunībavaigs

wangbil

kinn

policzek

bochecha

щека

líce

licepredrznost

kind

แก้ม

yanakyüzsüzlükcüretküstahlık

má

无礼而放肆的行为脸颊面颊

cheek

[tʃiːk]

A. N

1. (Anat) → mejilla f, carrillo m; (= buttock) → nalga f
they were dancing cheek to cheek → bailaban muy apretados
cheek by jowl (with) → codo a or con codo (con)
to turn the other cheek → poner la otra mejilla

2. (= impudence) → descaro m, cara f, frescura f
what a cheek!; of all the cheek! → ¡qué cara!, ¡qué caradura!, ¡qué frescura!
to have the cheek to do sth → tener la cara de hacer algo

B. VT → portarse como un fresco con

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

cheek

[ˈtʃiːk] n

[face] → joue f
He kissed her on the cheek → Il l'a embrassée sur la joue.
to turn the other cheek (fig) → tendre l'autre joue

(= impudence) → toupet m, culot m
What a cheek! → Quel culot!
to have the cheek to do sth → avoir le culot de faire qch

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

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!

vt (Brit) to cheek somebody → frech sein zu jdm or gegen jdn

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

cheek

[tʃiːk]

1. n

a. → guancia (fam) (buttock) → natica
to dance cheek to cheek → ballare guancia a guancia
cheek by jowl → gomito a gomito

b. (fam) (impudence) → faccia tosta, sfacciataggine f
what a cheek! → che faccia tosta!

2. vt → essere sfacciato/a con

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

cheek

(tʃiːk) noun

1. the side of the face below the eye. pink cheeks. wang خَدٌّ، وَجْنَه буза bochecha tvář die Wange kind μάγουλοmejilla põsk گونه poski joueלחי गाल obraz arc pipi kinn guancia 頬 볼 skruostas vaigs pipi wangkinnpoliczek گونه 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 atrevimento drzost die Unverfrorenheit frækhed θράσοςdescaro, frescura, cara jultumus پررویی؛ گستاخی röyhkeys culotחוצפה अपमानजनक बर्ताव drskost szemtelenség kekurangajaran ósvífni sfacciataggine, faccia tosta 生意気 뻔뻔스러움 įžūlumas nekaunība biadab brutaliteitfrekkhet, uforskammethettupet بی تربیت atrevimento neobră­zare наглость drzosť predrznost drskost fräckhet พฤติกรรมท่ไม่เคารพ cüret, yüzsüzlük, küstahlık 無禮放肆的行為 зухвалість, самовпевненість گستاخ ، سرکش رویہ sự hỗn xược 无礼而放肆的行为

ˈcheeky adjective

impudent. a cheeky remark. parmantig وَقِح нахален atrevido drzý frech fræk; flabet αυθάδηςdescarado, fresco nipsakas پررو؛ گستاخ röyhkeä effrontéחצוף अपमानजनक टिप्पणी drzak pimasz lancang ósvífinn sfrontato 生意気な 건방진 įžūlus nekaunīgs biadab brutaalfrekk, uforskammet, nebbetbezczelny گستاخ atrevido obraznic нахальный drzý nesramen drzak fräck ที่ไม่เคารพ küstah, edepsiz, saygısız 無禮的，放肆的 зухвалий, самовпевнений گستاخ hỗn xược 无礼的，不要脸的，厚颜无耻的

ˈcheekiness noun

parmantigheid وَقاحَه безочливост atrevimento drzost die Frechheit frækhed; flabethed αυθάδειαdescaro, frescura nipsakus پررویی؛ گستاخی röyhkeys effronterieחוצפה धृष्ठता drskost arcátlanság kelancangan ósvífni sfrontatezza 生意気 검방짐 nepagarbus elgesys nekaunīgums kebiadaban brutaliteitfrekkhet, uforskammethetbezczelność بی تربیتی atrevimento obrăznicie нахальство drzosť nesramnost drskost fräckhet ความไม่เคารพ küstahlık, edepsizlik, saygısızlık 無禮放肆 самовпевненість گستاخی sự hỗn xược 厚颜无耻

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cheek

→ خَدّ 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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cheek

n. mejilla.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

cheek

n mejilla; (fam, buttock) nalga

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