breast
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noun- 1.
(anatomy) Either of the two organs on the front of a female human's chest, which contain the mammary glands; also the analogous organs in males.
Tanya’s breasts grew remarkably during pregnancy.
- 2.
(anatomy) The chest, or front of the human thorax.
- 3.
A section of clothing covering the breast area.
- 4.
The figurative seat of the emotions, feelings etc.; one’s heart or innermost thoughts.
She kindled hope in the breast of all who heard her.
- 5.
The ventral portion of an animal’s thorax.
The robin has a red breast.
- 6.
A choice cut of poultry, especially chicken or turkey, taken from the bird’s breast; also a cut of meat from other animals, breast of mutton, veal, pork.
Would you like breast or wing?
- 7.
The front or forward part of anything.
chimney breast
plough breast
- 8.
The upper surface of a landform or body of water.
- 9.
(mining) The face of a coal working.
- 10.
(mining) The front of a furnace.
- 11.
(obsolete)The power of singing; a musical voice.
- 12.
(swimming) The breaststroke.
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verb- 1.
(figuratively, often, transitive)(transitive, often figurative) To push against with the breast; to meet full on, oppose, face.
- 2.
(transitive)To reach the top of (a hill or other prominence).
He breasted the hill and saw the town before him.
- 3.
(transitive)(transitive, cooking) To debreast.
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From Middle English brest, from Old English brēost, from *breust, from Proto-Germanic *breustą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrews- (to swell). Compare boarst, bryst, bröst; cf. also borst, Brust.