cheek

/tʃiːk/

noun

  1. 1

    The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity.

  2. 2

    (usually in the plural) The lower part of the buttocks that is often exposed beneath very brief underwear, swimwear, or extremely short shorts.

  3. 3

    Impudence.

    “You’ve got some cheek, asking me for money!”
  4. 4

    One of the genae, flat areas on the sides of a trilobite's cephalon.

  5. 5

    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”
  6. 6

    (in plural) The branches of a bridle bit.

  7. 7

    Either side of an axehead.

  8. 8

    The middle section of a flask, made so that it can be moved laterally, to permit the removal of the pattern from the mould.

Synonyms

verb

  1. 1

    To be impudent towards.

    “Don't cheek me, you little rascal!”
  2. 2

    To pull a horse's head back toward the saddle using the cheek strap of the bridle.

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