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Definition of Chest

1. Noun. The part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates.

2. Noun. Box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy.

3. Noun. The front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen. "He beat his breast in anger"

4. Noun. Furniture with drawers for keeping clothes.

Definition of Chest

1. n. A large box of wood, or other material, having, like a trunk, a lid, but no covering of skin, leather, or cloth.

2. v. i. To deposit in a chest; to hoard.

3. n. Strife; contention; controversy.

Definition of Chest

1. Noun. A box, now usually a large strong box with a secure convex lid. ¹

2. Noun. (obsolete) A coffin. ¹

3. Noun. The place in which public money is kept; a treasury. ¹

4. Noun. A chest of drawers. ¹

5. Noun. (anatomy) The portion of the human body from the base of the neck to the top of the abdomen; the thorax. Also the analogous area in other animals. ¹

6. Noun. A hit or blow made with one's chest (front of the body) ¹

7. Verb. To hit with one's chest (front of one's body) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Chest

1. a part of the body [n -S] : CHESTED [adj]

Medical Definition of Chest

1. The anterior wall of the chest or thorax; the breast. See: thorax. Synonym: pectus, phthinoid. Origin: A.S. Cest, a box (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chest

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