Cheek

n.	1.	The side of the face below the eye.
	2.	The cheek bone.
	3.	(Mech.) Those pieces of a machine, or of any timber, or stone work, which form corresponding sides, or which are similar and in pair; as, the cheeks (jaws) of a vise; the cheeks of a gun carriage, etc.
	4.	The branches of a bridle bit.
	5.	(Founding) A section of a flask, so made that it can be moved laterally, to permit the removal of the pattern from the mold; the middle part of a flask.
	6.	Cool confidence; assurance; impudence. Cheek of beef See Illust. of Beef. Cheek bone (Anat.) the bone of the side of the face; esp., the malar bone. Cheek by jowl side by side; very intimate. Cheek pouch (Zool.) a sacklike dilation of the cheeks of certain monkeys and rodents, used for holding food. Cheeks of a block the two sides of the shell of a tackle block. Cheeks of a mast the projection on each side of a mast, upon which the trestletrees rest. Cheek tooth (Anat.) a hinder or molar tooth. Butment cheek See under Butment.
v. t.	1.	To be impudent or saucy to.

Noun	1.	cheek - either side of the face below the eyes
	2.	cheek - an impudent statement Synonyms: impertinence, impudence
	3.	cheek - either of the two large fleshy masses of muscular tissue that form the human rump Synonyms: buttock
	4.	cheek - impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn't believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty" Synonyms: boldness, nerve, brass, face
Verb	1.	cheek - speak impudently to

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