In very close physical proximity; crowded together; side by side.
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(figurative) In very close or intimate association.
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(chiefly, UK, idiomatic) Often in the form cheek-by-jowl: in very close physical proximity; crowded together; tightly packed.
As we drove at breakneck speed through the streets, I could not help but be overwhelmed by the gaunt and desperate faces of the people, the endless squatter settlements of cheek-by-jowl, single-room shacks surrounded by ankle-deep mud, a…
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