cheek
🇺🇸
/tʃiːk/
🇬🇧
/tʃiːk/
noun
B2
the soft part of your face below your eyes
She has a red mark on her cheek.
R
having cheeks of a certain type
The baby has round, chubby cheeks.
R
one of the two soft parts of your bottom
He sat on the hard bench and his cheek hurt.
R
rude or disrespectful talk or behavior
It was pure cheek to talk back to the teacher.
verb
R
to speak to someone in a rude way
Don't cheek your elders; it's disrespectful.
translation
the soft part of your face below your eyes; having cheeks of a certain type; one of the two soft parts of your bottom; rude or disrespectful talk or behavior
to speak to someone in a rude way
Word Forms
Plural
cheeks
Past
cheeked
Progressive
cheeking
3rd Present
cheeks
Perfect
cheeked