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Definition of Cheek

1. Verb. Speak impudently to.

2. Noun. Either side of the face below the eyes.

3. Noun. An impudent statement.

4. Noun. Either of the two large fleshy masses of muscular tissue that form the human rump.

5. Noun. Impudent aggressiveness. "He had the effrontery to question my honesty"

Definition of Cheek

1. n. The side of the face below the eye.

2. v. t. To be impudent or saucy to.

Definition of Cheek

1. Proper noun. The word Cheek is also an old family surname from Anglo-Saxon England that predates the Norman invasion. The Cheek family was among the first to immigrate to the US colonies in the early 17th century. The family crest is a white shield with three red crescents. ¹

2. Noun. (anatomy) The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity. ¹

3. Noun. (informal usually in the plural) A buttock. ¹

4. Noun. (informal) Impudence. ¹

5. Verb. To be impudent towards. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cheek

1. to speak impudently to [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Cheek

1. The side of the face forming the lateral wall of the mouth. Synonym: bucca, gena, mala. Origin: A. S. Ceace (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cheek

cheder chederim cheders chedi chedis chedite chedites chee-chee chee-chees chee chee

chee chees cheeba cheechako cheechakoes cheechakos cheek (current term) cheek-pouch cheek bone cheek by jowl cheek muscle

cheek pouch cheek pouches cheek retractor cheek retractors cheek tooth cheekbone cheekboned cheekbones cheeke cheeked

Literary usage of Cheek

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1901)
"The bleeding recurred, and ligatures were passed through the cheek around the ... On the inside of the left cheek was a sloughing area about one and a half ..."

2. Transactionsby European Orthodontic Society, Ossianic Society, North of England Obstetrical and Gynaecological Society, University of Glasgow Oriental Society, Wentworth Historical Society, American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Homoeopathic Medical by European Orthodontic Society, Ossianic Society, North of England Obstetrical and Gynaecological Society, University of Glasgow Oriental Society, Wentworth Historical Society, American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Homoeopathic Medical Society of t (1869)
"Suddenly Applied Loads on a Variable-Ratio Frequency Changer 1489-95 1947 cheek, RC; WA Derr. The Combination of Supervisory Control With Other Functions on ..."

3. Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute by United States Naval Institute (1894)
"Left cheek (neck, or flank), 2. RETURN. Executed the same as after the right cheek parry. After the thrust parry to the right, in the low line, ..."

4. The Lancet (1839)
"Externally the cheek was тегу much swelled, but pale ; the right eye was almost ... On the 17th, the cheek gave way externally, and a deep slough appeared, ..."

5. The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. by James Boswell (1826)
"place the gem, choose the dress, and add new roses to the fading cheek, but—sparkling. Thus in the tragedy: Illustrious maid, new wonders fix me thine ..."

6. The Complete Works of Gustave Flaubert: Embracing Romances, Travels by Gustave Flaubert, Ferdinand Brunetière (1904)
"... 1" A drop of blood ran down his cheek, and in answer to the questions put to him by the two others: "Oh! 'tis nothing! a slight scratch from a bayonet! ..."

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