# cheeks

Pronunciation: say "CHEEKS" /t͡ʃiːks/

## Noun

1. Plural of cheek. — plural of cheek
   - Simple: Plural of cheek. Use it when you mean more than one cheek.
   - _The cold wind left his cheeks chapped and pink by noon._
   - _Tears rolled down her cheeks during the final scene of the film._
3. Vulgar slang for the buttocks; also, sex. *(slang)*
   - Simple: A rude word for the buttocks, or for sex.
   - _The wrestler's shorts rode up, baring his cheeks to the front row._
   - _He clenched his cheeks and squeezed through the narrow gap in the fence._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present indicative of cheek. — third-person singular simple present indicative of cheek
   - Simple: The form of cheek used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.
   - _The new apprentice cheeks the foreman and somehow gets away with it._
   - _Whenever the teacher turns to the board, that boy cheeks her under his breath._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/cheeks (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).