Definition of "cheek" in Anglais

noun

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

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

3. (figurative, informal, uncountable) Impudence.

   • You’ve got some cheek, asking me for money!

4. (biology, 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
   • the cheeks of a gun carriage

6. (in the plural) The branches of a bridle bit.

7. Either side of an axehead.

8. (metalworking) The middle section of a flask, made so that it can be moved laterally, to permit the removal of the pattern from the mould.

verb

1. To be impudent towards.

   • Don't cheek me, you little rascal!

2. To pull a horse's head back toward the saddle using the cheek strap of the bridle.

3. To put or keep something in one’s cheek.

   • The squirrel cheeked some nuts before heading back to its nest.