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Cheek

/tʃiːk/

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

📖 Definitions of "Cheek"

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.

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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