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Definition of 'cheek'

noun

Either side of the face below the eyes

noun

An impudent statement [syn: impudence, cheek, impertinence]

noun

Either of the two large fleshy masses of muscular tissue that form the human rump [syn: buttock, cheek]

noun

Impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn't believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty" [syn: boldness, nerve, brass, face, cheek]

verb

Speak impudently to

From: GCIDE

Cheek \Cheek\ (ch[=e]k), n. [OE. cheke, cheoke, AS. ce[`a]ce, ce[`o]ce; cf. Goth. kukjan to kiss, D. kaak cheek; perh. akin to E. chew, jaw.]
1. The side of the face below the eye. [1913 Webster]
2. The cheek bone. [Obs.] --Caucer. [1913 Webster]
3. pl. (Mech.) Those pieces of a machine, or of any timber, or stone work, which form corresponding sides, or which are similar and in pair; as, the cheeks (jaws) of a vise; the cheeks of a gun carriage, etc. [1913 Webster]
4. pl. The branches of a bridle bit. --Knight. [1913 Webster]
5. (Founding) A section of a flask, so made that it can be moved laterally, to permit the removal of the pattern from the mold; the middle part of a flask. [1913 Webster]
6. Cool confidence; assurance; impudence. [Slang] [1913 Webster]
Cheek of beef. See Illust. of Beef.
Cheek bone (Anat.) the bone of the side of the face; esp., the malar bone.
Cheek by jowl, side by side; very intimate.
Cheek pouch (Zool.), a sacklike dilation of the cheeks of certain monkeys and rodents, used for holding food.
Cheeks of a block, the two sides of the shell of a tackle block.
Cheeks of a mast, the projection on each side of a mast, upon which the trestletrees rest.
Cheek tooth (Anat.), a hinder or molar tooth.
Butment cheek. See under Butment. [1913 Webster]

From: GCIDE

Cheek \Cheek\ (ch[=e]k), v. t. To be impudent or saucy to. [Slang.] [1913 Webster]

Cheek Smiting on the cheek was accounted a grievous injury and insult (Job 16:10; Lam. 3:30; Micah 5:1). The admonition (Luke 6:29), "Unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other," means simply, "Resist not evil" (Matt. 5:39; 1 Pet. 2:19-23). Ps. 3:7 = that God had deprived his enemies of the power of doing him injury.