cheek
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Danh từ
noun- 1.
(countable, uncountable)(anatomy) The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity.
Đồng nghĩa: wang
- 2.
(countable, informal, plural normally, uncountable)(anatomy, informal, usually in the plural) The lower part of the buttocks that is often exposed beneath very brief underwear, swimwear, or extremely short shorts.
Đồng nghĩa: arsecheek, asscheek, butt cheek, nether cheek
- 3.
(figuratively, informal, uncountable)(figurative, informal, uncountable) Impudence.
You’ve got some cheek, asking me for money!
Đồng nghĩa: impertinence, impudence, brass neck, nerve, sass, chutzpah
- 4.
(countable, informal, uncountable)(biology, informal) One of the genae, flat areas on the sides of a trilobite's cephalon.
- 5.
(countable, uncountable)One of the pieces of a machine, or of timber or stonework, that form corresponding sides or a similar pair.
the cheeks of a vice
the cheeks of a gun carriage
- 6.
(countable, in plural, uncountable)(in the plural) The branches of a bridle bit.
- 7.
(countable, uncountable)Either side of an axehead.
- 8.
(countable, uncountable)(metalworking) The middle section of a flask, made so that it can be moved laterally, to permit the removal of the pattern from the mould.
Động từ
verb- 1.
To be impudent towards.
Don't cheek me, you little rascal!
- 2.
To pull a horse's head back toward the saddle using the cheek strap of the bridle.
- 3.
To put or keep something in one’s cheek.
The squirrel cheeked some nuts before heading back to its nest.
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From Middle English cheeke, cheke, cheoke, choke, from Old English ċēce, ċēace, ċēoce (cheek; jaw), from *kākā, *keukā (jaw, cheek), from Proto-Germanic *kēkǭ, *keukǭ (jaw; palate; pharynx), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *ǵyewh₁- (to chew).