noun
- either side of the face below the eye
- bold or rude behavior; impudence
Usage: informal
verb
- to speak rudely or impudently to someone
Usage: informal
Examples
- She kissed him on the cheek.
- His cheeks turned red with embarrassment.
- He had the cheek to ask for a raise after being late every day.
- What a cheek! She took my parking spot.
- Don’t cheek your teacher like that.
- The child was punished for cheeking his parents.