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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
/ tʃɛst /
noun
- the front part of the trunk from the neck to the belly 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 shipping
a tea chest
- Alsochestful 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
Derived Forms
- ˈchested, adjective
Other Words From
- chest·ful [chest, -f, oo, l], noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of chest1
Word History and Origins
Origin of chest1
Idioms and Phrases
- get (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 ).
More idioms and phrases containing chest
see off one's chest ; play one's cards close to one's chest .Example Sentences
Former US congressman Michael Grimm has been paralysed from the chest down after being thrown from a horse during a polo tournament.
Announcing the infection last week, Buckingham Palace said: "Her Majesty The Queen is currently unwell with a chest infection, for which her doctors have advised a short period of rest."
In last week’s 30-27 defeat to the Buffalo Bills, he displayed his athleticism by intercepting a pass that bounced off a receiver’s chest near the end zone.
King Charles, the Prince and Princess of Wales and other senior royals also attended the event, but Queen Camilla missed out while she recovers from a chest infection.
Queen Camilla will not be at the ceremony as she recovers from a chest infection.
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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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