cheek
verb/tʃiːk/
/tʃiːk/
(British English, informal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they cheek | /tʃiːk/ /tʃiːk/ |
| he / she / it cheeks | /tʃiːks/ /tʃiːks/ |
| past simple cheeked | /tʃiːkt/ /tʃiːkt/ |
| past participle cheeked | /tʃiːkt/ /tʃiːkt/ |
| -ing form cheeking | /ˈtʃiːkɪŋ/ /ˈtʃiːkɪŋ/ |
- cheek somebody to speak to somebody in a rude way that shows a lack of respect
- ‘Don't cheek your mother, Sam!’
Word OriginOld English cē(a)ce, cēoce ‘cheek, jaw’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch kaak.Want to learn more?
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