Words / B1

CHEEK/tʃiːk/

A cheek is the soft part of the face below the eye. Cheek also means rude talk: what a cheek. A chin is below the mouth; a jaw is the bone. Rugby: a swollen cheek still goes in the accident book.

Meaning

The soft part of the face below the eye; also rude talk (cheek).

Examples

• “A swollen cheek after rugby still goes in the accident book.”
• “That was cheek in assembly, which is the rudeness sense — not a body part.”

Good to know

a cheek; cheeks. Informal: cheek = rudeness. Contrast: chin / jaw. First aid / manners. Countable body parts. Adjective: cheeky (rude in a mild way).

New