cheek
- Top 3000
Sense 1
- noun
- A2
One of the two soft rounded parts of the face, below the eyes and at the sides of the nose and mouth.
He kissed his grandmother on the cheek before leaving.
Tears ran down her cheeks at the end of the film.
She held the phone against her cheek while stirring the soup.
The baby has round pink cheeks and a wide smile.
Common collocations: rosy cheeks · a kiss on the cheek · tears run down someone's cheeks · chubby cheeks · cheek to cheek
Part of: Parts of the body, Appearance
Sense 2 · less common
- noun
- C1
Rude behaviour that shows no respect, especially when someone asks for or does something they have no right to.
He had the cheek to ask for a bigger discount.
What a cheek, borrowing my bike and returning it broken!
Arriving late and then complaining about the food takes real cheek.
Common collocations: have the cheek to do something · what a cheek · a bit of cheek · the cheek of it
Part of: Personality, Talking to people, Negative emotions
Forms
- plural
- cheeks