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cheeks up

cheeks up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cheek up.

Meaning of cheek up

Verb

cheek up (third-person singular simple present cheeks up, present participle cheeking up, simple past and past participle cheeked up)

  1. (informal, transitive) To act disrespectfully toward (someone).
    • An 'uncle' later offered the young Horatio a position in his solicitor's practice but the stupid boy cheeked up his employer instead of apologizing after making a mistake and informed him that, 'To err is human, but to forgive is divine'.2015 02, Yvalanna Gregory, Marjie - The true story of an Edwardian girl, ShieldCrest, →ISBN, page 19
    Synonyms:
    cheek up to

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What is cheeks up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Cheeks up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cheek up.

Words near cheeks up in the dictionary

  1. cheekpouch
  2. cheekpouches
  3. cheeks
  4. cheeks it out
  5. cheeks it through
  6. cheeks up
  7. cheeks up to
  8. cheeksful
  9. cheekteeth
  10. cheektooth
  11. Cheektowaga

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