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cheek
[cheek] 
–noun
—Idioms| 1. | either side of the face below the eye and above the jaw. |
| 2. | the side wall of the mouth between the upper and lower jaws. |
| 3. | something resembling the side of the human face in form or position, as either of two parts forming corresponding sides of various objects: the cheeks of a vise. |
| 4. | impudence or effrontery: He's got a lot of cheek to say that to me! |
| 5. | Slang. either of the buttocks. |
| 6. | Architecture.
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| 7. | Carpentry.
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| 8. | one side of a hammer head. |
| 9. | Horology. one of two pieces placed on both sides of the suspension spring of a pendulum to control the amplitude of oscillation or to give the arc of the pendulum a cycloidal form. |
| 10. | one of the two main vertical supports forming the frame of a hand printing press. |
| 11. | Machinery. either of the sides of a pulley or block. |
| 12. | Nautical. either of a pair of fore-and-aft members at the lower end of the head of a lower mast, used to support trestletrees which in turn support a top and often the heel of a topmast; one of the hounds of a lower mast. |
| 13. | Metallurgy. any part of a flask between the cope and the drag. |
| 14. | cheek by jowl, in close intimacy; side by side: a row of houses cheek by jowl. |
| 15. | (with) tongue in cheek. tongue (def. 37). |
Origin:
bef. 900; ME cheke, OE cē(a)ce; akin to D kaak, MLG kake
bef. 900; ME cheke, OE cē(a)ce; akin to D kaak, MLG kake
Related forms:
cheekless, adjective
Synonyms:
4. nerve, audacity, brass, gall.
4. nerve, audacity, brass, gall.
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| cheek (chēk) n.
To speak impudently to. [Middle English cheke, from Old English cēace.] |
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Cheek
Cheek\ (ch[=e]k), n. [OE. cheke, cheoke, AS. ce[`a]ce, ce[`o]ce; cf. Goth. kukjan to kiss, D. kaak cheek; perh. akin to E. chew, jaw.]1. The side of the face below the eye. 2. The cheek bone. [Obs.] --Caucer. 3. pl. (Mech.) Those pieces of a machine, or of any timber, or stone work, which form corresponding sides, or which are similar and in pair; as, the cheeks (jaws) of a vise; the cheeks of a gun carriage, etc. 4. pl. The branches of a bridle bit. --Knight. 5. (Founding) A section of a flask, so made that it can be moved laterally, to permit the removal of the pattern from the mold; the middle part of a flask. 6. Cool confidence; assurance; impudence. [Slang] Cheek of beef. See Illust. of Beef. Cheek bone (Anat.) the bone of the side of the face; esp., the malar bone. Cheek by jowl, side by side; very intimate. Cheek pouch (Zo["o]l.), a sacklike dilation of the cheeks of certain monkeys and rodents, used for holding food. Cheeks of a block, the two sides of the shell of a tackle block. Cheeks of a mast, the projection on each side of a mast, upon which the trestletrees rest. Cheek tooth (Anat.), a hinder or molar tooth. Butment cheek. See under Butment.Cheek
Cheek\, v. t. To be impudent or saucy to. [Slang.]
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Language Translation for : Cheek
Spanish:
mejilla,
German:
die Wange,
Japanese:
頬
cheek
O.E. ceace, cece "jaw, jawbone," also "the fleshy wall of the mouth," from W.Gmc. *kaukon, not found outside W.Gmc. Sense of "insolence" is from 1840; cheeky first attested 1859. Cheeks "the buttocks" is from c.1600. To turn the other cheek is an allusion to Matt. v.39 and Luke vi.29.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: cheek
Pronunciation: 'chEk
Function: noun
1 : the fleshy side of the face below the eye and above and to the side of the mouth;broadly : the lateral aspect of the head
2 : BUTTOCK 1
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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cheek (chēk)
n.
- The fleshy part of either side of the face below the eye and between the nose and ear.
- Either of the buttocks.
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Cheek
Smiting on the cheek was accounted a grievous injury and insult (Job 16:10; Lam. 3:30; Micah 5:1). The admonition (Luke 6:29), "Unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other," means simply, "Resist not evil" (Matt. 5:39; 1 Pet. 2:19-23). Ps. 3:7 = that God had deprived his enemies of the power of doing him injury.
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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cheek
In addition to the idiom beginning with cheek, also see tongue in cheek; turn the other cheek.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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