Meaning

9 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity.

    either side of the face below the eyes

  2. (countable, informal, usually plural, uncountable)The lower part of the buttocks that is often exposed beneath very brief underwear, swimwear, or extremely short shorts.

    Backe, Wange, Backe

    щека́ščeká, щека́ščeká, полупо́пиеpolupópije

    щока́ščoká

  3. (figuratively, informal, uncountable)Impudence.

    You’ve got some cheek, asking me for money!

    Stirn

    наха́льствоnaxálʹstvo, на́глостьnáglostʹ

  4. (countable, informal, uncountable)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. One of the pieces of a machine, or of timber or stonework, that form corresponding sides or a similar pair.

    (countable, uncountable)Pump-cheek, pump-cheeks, a piece of wood cut out fork-shaped in which the brake is fastened by means of a bolt and can thus move around and move the upper box of the pump up and down

    Mick, Pumpenmick

    микmik

  7. (countable, in the plural, uncountable)The branches of a bridle bit.

  8. (countable, uncountable)Either side of an axehead.

  9. (countable, uncountable)The middle section of a flask, made so that it can be moved laterally, to permit the removal of the pattern from the mould.

Examples

422 sentences
  1. He kissed her on the cheek.

    Він поцілував її в щоку. — leyla

    ruОн поцеловал ее в щёку. — leyla

  2. She kissed him on the cheek.

    Вона поцілувала його в щоку. — ascolto

    ruОна поцеловала его в щёку. — marafon

    deSie hat ihn auf die Wange geküsst. — Esperantostern

  3. Tom kissed Mary on the cheek.

    Том поцілував Мері у щічку. — deniko

    ruТом поцеловал Мэри в щёчку. — odexed

    deTom küsste Maria auf die Wange. — raggione

  4. Tom has a scar on his cheek.

    У Тома шрам на щоці. — deniko

    ruУ Тома шрам на щеке. — sharptoothed

    deTom hat eine Narbe auf der Wange. — Manfredo

  5. Tom has a scar on his left cheek.

    У Тома шрам на лівій щоці. — deniko

    ruУ Тома шрам на левой щеке. — marafon

    deTom hat auf der linken Wange eine Narbe. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
part of face:
Русский
By meaning 4
part of face:
colloquial: buttock:
colloquial: impudence:
nautical: a piece of wood cut out fork-shaped in which the brake is fastened:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
part of face:
colloquial: impudence:
nautical: a piece of wood cut out fork-shaped in which the brake is fastened:

Origin

From Middle English cheeke, cheke, cheoke, choke, from Old English ċēce, ċēace, ċēoce (“ch

From Middle English cheeke, cheke, cheoke, choke, from Old English ċēce, ċēace, ċēoce (“cheek; jaw”), from Proto-West Germanic *kākā, *keukā (“jaw, cheek”), from Proto-Germanic *kēkǭ, *keukǭ (“jaw; palate; pharynx”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *ǵyewh₁- (“to chew”).

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