Topic: HUMAN
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| Language: | Old English |
| Origin: | ceace |
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cheek1 W3
1 [countable]HBH the soft round part of your face below each of your eyes : Lucy stretched up to kiss his cheek. Billy had rosy cheeks and blue eyes. her tear-stained cheeks Julie's cheeks flushed with pleasure at the compliment.
Lucy stretched up to kiss his cheek.Billy had rosy cheeks and blue eyes.her tear-stained cheeksJulie's cheeks flushed with pleasure at the compliment.2 [singular,uncountable] British English disrespectful or rude behaviour, especially towards someone in a position of authority : I've had enough of your cheek.
I've had enough of your cheek.3 very close to someone or something else : an expensive French restaurant cheek by jowl with a cheap clothes shop
cheek by jowl (with somebody/something)
an expensive French restaurant cheek by jowl with a cheap clothes shop4 to deliberately avoid reacting in an angry or violent way when someone has hurt or upset you
turn the other cheek
5 if two people dance cheek to cheek, they dance very close to each other in a romantic way
cheek to cheek
6 [countable] informalHBH one of the two soft fleshy parts of your bottom [= buttock]
