Sekirov Dictionary

chest

/t͡ʃɛst/

noun 9
verb 4
forms 3
phrases 6

noun9

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a part of the body below the neck and above the stomach, where the heart is
- She had a sudden pain in her chest.
- An anteroposterior radiograph found opacities throughout her chest.
•
The front (anterior) surface of this portion of the torso.
- He has a tattoo on his chest, and another on his upper back.
- The wild gorilla was beating its chest.
•
(euphemistic) A female human's breasts.
- He avoided being seen gazing at her chest, although he dearly longed to stare.
•
A box, now usually a large strong box with a secure convex lid.
- The clothes are kept in a chest.
A chest of drawers.
•
A hit or blow made with one's chest.
- She scored with a chest into the goal.
•
The place in which public money is kept; a treasury.
- You can take the money from the chest.
Debate; quarrel; strife; enmity.
(no longer used) A coffin.

verb4

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To hit with one's chest (front of one's body)
- Pedersen fed Kalinic in West Brom's defensive third and his chested lay-off was met on the burst by the Canadian who pelted by Tamas and smashed the ball into the top of Myhill's net. — 2011
To deposit in a chest.
To handle, deal with.
(no longer used) To place in a coffin.

forms

chested · chesting · chests

Phrases with chest

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