v. t. To be impudent or saucy to. [ Slang. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OE. cheke, cheoke, AS. ceàce, ceòce; cf. Goth. kukjan to kiss, D. kaak cheek; perh. akin to E. chew, jaw. ]
Cheek of beef.
Cheek bone (Anat.)
Cheek by jowl,
Cheek pouch (Zool.),
Cheeks of a block,
Cheeks of a mast,
Cheek tooth (Anat.),
Butment cheek.
n. the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek.
a. Having a cheek; -- used in composition. “Rose-cheeked Adonis.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
adj. having no cheek. Opposite of
a Brazen-faced; impudent; bold. [ Slang. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A chirp, peep, or squeak, as of a young bird or mouse. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To give expression to in a chirping tone. [ 1913 Webster ]
Cheep and twitter twenty million loves. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
n. [ OE. chere face, welcome, cheer, OF. chiere, F. chère, fr. LL. cara face, Gr.
Be of good cheer. Matt. ix. 2. [ 1913 Webster ]
The parents . . . fled away with heavy cheer. Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]
I have not that alacrity of spirit,
Nor cheer of mind, that I was wont to have. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Welcome her, thundering cheer of the street. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]
What cheer?