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cheek (c̸hēk)

noun

  1. either side of the face between the nose and ear, below the eye
  2. either of two sides of a thing, as the sides of a door jamb or the jaws of a vise: usually used in pl.
  3. either of the buttocks
  4. Informal disrespectful boldness; sauciness; effrontery; impudence

Etymology: ME cheke < OE ceoke, jaw, jawbone; akin to Du kaak, LowG kâke, jaw (only WGmc)

transitive verb

Brit., Informal to speak insolently to
cheek Idioms

cheek by jowl

close together; intimately

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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