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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024chest /tʃɛst/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Anatomythe front portion of the body enclosed by the ribs; thorax:The policeman had been shot in the chest.
- Furniturea box, usually with a lid, for storage, safekeeping of valuables, shipping, etc.
- Furniture chest of drawers.
- Furniturea small cabinet, esp. one hung on a wall, for storage, as for medicines, etc.:the top shelf of the medicine chest.
Idioms- Idioms get something off one's chest, [ get + obj + off + one's + ~] to discuss a problem that one has kept to oneself:I've got to get this worry off my chest.
chest•ful /ˈtʃɛstfʊl/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -fuls:was wearing a chestful of medals. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024chest (chest),USA pronunciation n. - Anatomythe 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.
- Businessthe place where the funds of a public institution or charitable organization are kept;
treasury;
coffer. - Businessthe 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.
- FurnitureSee chest of drawers.
- Furniturea small cabinet, esp. one hung on a wall, for storage, as of toiletries and medicines:a medicine chest.
- Idioms get (something) off one's chest, [Informal.]to relieve oneself of (problems, troubling thoughts, etc.) by revealing them to someone.
- Idioms play it close to the chest. See vest (def. 8).
- Greek kístē box
- Latin cista
- bef. 900; Middle English; Old English cest, cist
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