cheek

IPA(Pronunciation)

/t͡ʃiːk/

Verb

Japanese Meaning

生意気な態度をとる、厚かましく振る舞うこと / 馬具の頬帯を利用して馬の頭をサドルに向かって引っ張る行為

Don't cheek your elders at the dinner table.

食事の席で年長者に生意気を言ってはいけない。

Sense（1）

To be impudent towards.

We did not like him much because he kissed us and was preachy when we cheeked pretty Tallie, who did not rule over us as Dede did […]

Sense（2）

To pull a horse's head back toward the saddle using the cheek strap of the bridle.

Such horses might need to be "cheeked" for a while.

cheeks

（ present singular third-person ）

cheeking

（ participle present ）

cheeked

（ participle past ）

cheeked

（ past ）