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cheek
noun
the
soft
,
curved
part
of
the
face
below
the
eye
and
between
the
nose
and
ear
ā¢
The
little
girl
kissed
her
mother
on
the
cheek
before
going
to
school
.
The
little
girl
kissed
her
mother
on
the
cheek
before
going
to
school
.
ā¢
Cold
air
made
his
cheeks
turn
bright
red
during
the
winter
walk
.
Cold
air
made
his
cheeks
turn
bright
red
during
the
winter
walk
.
Old
English
ā
Äeace/Äeeke
ā,
related
to
German
ā
Backe
ā (
cheek
).
noun
-
cheek
informal
boldness
or
rude
confidence
that
shows
a
lack
of
respect
ā¢
You
ā
ve
got
some
cheek
asking
for
more
money
after
arriving
late
!
You
ā
ve
got
some
cheek
asking
for
more
money
after
arriving
late
!
ā¢
The
student
had
the
cheek
to
argue
with
the
professor
during
the
lecture
.
The
student
had
the
cheek
to
argue
with
the
professor
during
the
lecture
.
Metaphoric
use
from
the
idea
of
ā
face
ā
as
outward
display
;
recorded
from
the
19th
century
.
verb
-
cheek
,
cheeking
,
cheeks
,
cheeked
to
speak
to
someone
in
a
rude
or
disrespectful
way
ā¢
Don
ā
t
cheek
your
grandmother
ā
show
her
some
respect
.
Don
ā
t
cheek
your
grandmother
ā
show
her
some
respect
.
ā¢
The
referee
sent
the
player
off
for
cheeking
him
during
the
match
.
The
referee
sent
the
player
off
for
cheeking
him
during
the
match
.
Verbal
use
from
the
noun
sense
of
impudence
,
first
recorded
early
20th
century
.
cheeks
noun
(
informal
,
usually
plural
)
a
person
ā
s
buttocks
ā¢
He
slipped
on
the
ice
and
landed
right
on
his
cheeks
.
He
slipped
on
the
ice
and
landed
right
on
his
cheeks
.
ā¢
The
baby
sat
on
her
chubby
cheeks
in
the
sand
,
giggling
happily
.
The
baby
sat
on
her
chubby
cheeks
in
the
sand
,
giggling
happily
.
Extension
of
the
facial
sense
to
the
buttocks
in
the
17th
century
,
by
humorous
comparison
of
rounded
shapes
.
