cheek

6 definitions • 10 examples

the soft part of your face that is below your eye and between your mouth and ear:

The tears ran down her cheeks.

rosy cheeks

He embraced her, kissing her on both cheeks.

behaviour or talk that is rude and shows no respect:

He told me off for being late when he arrived half an hour after me. What a cheek!

[ + to infinitive ] She's got some cheek to take your car without asking.

He had the cheek to ask me to pay for her!

She's always getting into trouble for giving her teachers cheek (= being rude to them).

either of the two halves of your bottom

to be rude to someone:

He's always getting into trouble for cheeking his teachers.

either side of your face below the eyes, where except at the top the skin has no bone behind it and is therefore soft:

She welcomed me with a kiss on the cheek.

rude behavior or lack of respect:

[ + to infinitive ] First he messed up my work and then he had the cheek to accuse me of being disorganized.