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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
/ ³Ùʃɛ²õ³Ù /
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
- ˈ³¦³ó±ð²õ³Ù±ð»å, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlogs From
- ³¦³ó±ð²õ³Ù·´Ú³Ü±ô [chest, -f, oo, l], noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of chest1
˜yÐÄvlog 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
The explosion also left shrapnel in head and chest.
He tapped his chest and apologized to teammates after the second errant shot.
It landed like a stone in my chest.
A pathologist found Mr Rossa had died of multiple injuries, including to his chest.
“I put my hand on his chest and gave him my energy, ’cause I can only imagine carrying this film.â€
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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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