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chest
[chest]
noun
Anatomy.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.
a small cabinet, especially one hung on a wall, for storage, as of toiletries and medicines.
a medicine chest.
chest
/ ʃɛ /
noun
the front part of the trunk from the neck to the belly
( as modifier )
a chest cold
informalto unburden oneself of troubles, worries, etc, by talking about them
a box, usually large and sturdy, used for storage or shipping
a 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 gas
a wind chest
a steam chest
Other 51Թ Forms
- chestful noun
- ˈٱ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of chest1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of chest1
Idioms and Phrases
get (something) off one's chest, to relieve oneself of (problems, troubling thoughts, etc.) by revealing them to someone.
play it close to the chest. vest.
Example Sentences
He was fitted with a stent in his chest and he was put on dialysis.
Jennifer told me that her father still has the bullet in his chest.
He received severe chest wounds in the accident and is still undergoing treatment at a local hospital.
“I’m Senator Alex Padilla,” he said, as one agent grabbed his jacket and shoved him backward on the chest and arm.
He suffered a punctured lung, spine fractures and a fractured pelvis as well as a flail chest, where multiple broken ribs cause the chest wall to become unstable and interfere with breathing.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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