[tʃiːk], (Noun)

Definitions:
- either side of the face below the eye
(e.g: tears rolled down her cheeks)

- talk or behaviour regarded as rude or lacking in respect
(e.g: he had the cheek to complain)


Phrases:
- cheek by jowl
- cheek to cheek
- turn the other cheek

Origin:
Old English cē(a)ce, cēoce ‘cheek, jaw’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch kaak

[tʃiːk], (Verb)

Definitions:
- speak impertinently to
(e.g: Frankie always got away with cheeking his elders)


Phrases:
- cheek by jowl
- cheek to cheek
- turn the other cheek

Origin:
Old English cē(a)ce, cēoce ‘cheek, jaw’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch kaak