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[ chest ] / tʃɛst / SEE SYNONYMS FOR chest ON THESAURUS.COM
nounAnatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax. a box, usually with a lid, for storage, safekeeping of valuables, etc.: a toy chest; a jewelry chest. the place where the funds of a public institution or charitable organization are kept; treasury; coffer. the funds themselves. a box in which certain goods, as tea, are packed for transit. the quantity contained in such a box: a chest of spices. chest of drawers. a small cabinet, especially one hung on a wall, for storage, as of toiletries and medicines: a medicine chest. Idioms for chestget (something) off one's chest, Informal. to relieve oneself of (problems, troubling thoughts, etc.) by revealing them to someone. play it close to the chest. vest (def. 16).
Origin of chestFirst recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English cest, cist, from Latin cista, from Greek kístē “box” OTHER WORDS FROM chestchest·ful [chest-fool], /ˈtʃɛst fʊl/, nounWords nearby chestchessel, chessman, chess pie, chesspiece, chesstree, chest, chest compression, chested, Chester, chesterbed, chesterfield Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for chestAt St. Barnabas Hospital, Pellerano was listed in stable condition with wounds to his chest and arm. Shot Down During the NYPD Slowdown|Michael Daly|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST Forty minutes later he says, ‘I think she may have chest injuries now.’ Harry’s Daddy, and Diana’s ‘Murder’: Royal Rumors In a New Play|Tom Sykes|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST Couple guided Stella as she crawled and dipped her chest to pick up each magnet. Dungeons and Genital Clamps: Inside a Legendary BDSM Chateau|Ian Frisch|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST I received many bruises on my collarbones, neck, chest, and shoulders. Beaten By His Church for Being Gay|Justin Jones|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Once a month he attaches a device to his chest, clamps metal bracelets on his wrists, and hooks the whole thing up to a telephone. Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST When fluid has collected in the lower part of the chest cavity the sound will also be dull on percussion. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle|U.S. Department of Agriculture A nightmare is not always a sense of oppression on the chest only; it may be an overpowering dread of something you dream you see. Cecilia de Nol|Lanoe Falconer The pain in his chest spread till it seemed to fill his whole world, hammering at him inside and out. There were about a dozen sick when you left, sick of ulcers, bowel and chest complaints. In Darkest Africa, Vol. 2; or, The quest, rescue and retreat of Emin, governor of Equatoria|Henry Morton Stanley And now he sat, cup suspended, saucer held meekly against his chest, gazing out at the pelting snow-flakes. The Younger Set|Robert W. Chambers
British Dictionary definitions for chest
noun- the front part of the trunk from the neck to the bellyRelated adjective: pectoral
- (as modifier)a chest cold
get something off one's chest informal to unburden oneself of troubles, worries, etc, by talking about them a box, usually large and sturdy, used for storage or shippinga tea chest Also: chestful the quantity a chest holds rare - the place in which a public or charitable institution deposits its funds
- the funds so deposited
a sealed container or reservoir for a gasa wind chest; a steam chest Derived forms of chestchested, adjectiveWord Origin for chestOld English cest, from Latin cista wooden box, basket, from Greek kistē box Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with chest
see off one's chest; play one's cards close to one's chest. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to chesttrunk, heart, breast, rib cage, case, strongbox, casket, chiffonier, commode, crate, cabinet, bureau, coffer, treasury, bin, carton, receptacle, exchequer, reliquary, pyxis Medical definitions for chest
n.The part of the body between the neck and the abdomen, enclosed by the ribs and the breastbone; thorax. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |