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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
The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity.
- 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
Impudence.
"You’ve got some cheek, asking me for money!"
- 4
One of the genae, flat areas on the sides of a trilobite's cephalon.
verb
- 1
To be impudent towards.
"Don't cheek me, you little rascal!"
- 2
To pull a horse's head back toward the saddle using the cheek strap of the bridle.
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