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cheek
 
Noun cheek has 4 senses
  1. cheek - either side of the face below the eyes
    --1 is a kind of     feature, lineament
    --1 is a part of face, human face
    --1 has parts:
     cheek muscle, buccinator muscle, musculus buccinator; buccal artery, arteria buccalis
  2. impudence, cheek, impertinence - an impudent statement
    --2 is a kind of disrespect, discourtesy
    --2 has particulars:
     sass, sassing, backtalk, back talk, lip, mouth
    Derived form: verb cheek1
  3. buttock, cheek - either of the two large fleshy masses of muscular tissue that form the human rump
    --3 is a kind of body part
    --3 is a part of torso, trunk, body
    --3 has parts: gluteus, gluteus muscle, gluteal muscle, glute
  4. boldness, nerve, brass, face, cheek - impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn't believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty"
    --4 is a kind of aggressiveness
    --4 has particulars: audacity, audaciousness
    Derived form: verb cheek1
Verb cheek has 1 sense
  1. cheek - speak impudently to
    --1 is one way to     talk, speak
    Derived forms: noun cheek2, noun cheek4
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody
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