A pre-Norman surname.

(anatomy) The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity.

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

(figurative, informal, uncountable) Impudence.

(biology, informal) One of the genae, flat areas on the sides of a trilobite's cephalon.

A piece of a machine or timber that forms corresponding sides or a similar pair, or a pump-cheek in nautical terms.

(in the plural) The branches of a bridle bit. .

Either side of an axehead.

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

To be impudent towards.

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

To put or keep something in one’s cheek.