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cheek

/tʃiːk/

/tʃik/

Translations

cheeknoun

cheeks

/tʃiːk/

/tʃik/

щека

She felt a tear roll down her cheek.

Она почувствовала, как слеза скатилась по её щеке.

Additional translations

Synonyms

cheekverb

cheeked

Past Simple

cheeked

Past Participle

cheeking

Gerund

/tʃiːk/

/tʃik/

нагрубить

He decided to cheek the teacher during the class.

Он решил нагрубить учителю во время урока.

Additional translations

дерзить

оскорбить

Synonyms

defy

mouth off

talk back

insult

disrespect

sass

cheekadjective

/tʃiːk/

/tʃik/

Used attributively before another noun to denote relation to the cheek.

Definitions

cheeknoun

Either side of the face below the eye.

She had a rosy glow on her cheeks after the brisk walk.

Impertinent talk or behavior.

He had the cheek to ask for a raise after just one month on the job.

Either of the two fleshy parts of the buttocks.

The nurse applied the injection to the patient's left cheek.

Either of two flat or parallel side pieces forming part of a tool, machine, or structure.

Secure the workpiece between the vise's cheeks before tightening.

cheekverb

To speak to someone in a disrespectful or impudent manner.

He cheeked the teacher and got detention for his rudeness.

cheekadjective

Relating to or situated at the cheek of the face.

Cheek muscles play an important role in facial expressions.