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Definition of: cheek
(chēk) noun
1. Either side of the face below the eye and above the mouth. ◆ Collateral adjective: buccal.
2. A side or part analogous to the side of a face: the cheek of a vise.
3. Naut. One of two corresponding projections on either side of a mast, supporting the trestletrees.
4. Colloq. Assurance; impudence.
—v.t. Brit. Colloq. To confront or address impudently. [OE cēce, cēace]
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