cheeke

Noun

cheek (countable and uncountable, plural cheeks)

1. The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity.
   • There are some shrewd contents in yon same paper, / That steals the colours from Bassanio's cheek: / Some dear friend dead; else nothing in the world / Could turn so much the constitution / Of any constant man. What, worse and worse!— […]c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

   Synonyms:

   wang

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

   Synonyms:

   arsecheek, asscheek, butt cheek, nether cheek

3. (figuratively, informal, uncountable) Impudence.
   • You’ve got some cheek, asking me for money!

   Synonyms:

   impertinence, impudence, brass neck, nerve, sass, chutzpah

4. (informal) One of the genae, flat areas on the sides of a trilobite's cephalon.
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
   1. pump-cheek, pump-cheeks, a piece of wood cut out fork-shaped in which the brake is fastened by means of a bolt and can thus move around and move the upper box of the pump up and down

See all 15 meanings of cheek