breast

breast: breast¹ [brest] n

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1¦(woman's body)¦

2¦(chest)¦

3¦(bird)¦

4¦(meat)¦

5¦(clothes)¦

6 make a clean breast of it/things

7¦(emotions)¦

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[: Old English; Origin: breost]

1.) ¦(WOMAN'S BODY)¦

one of the two round raised parts on a woman's chest that produce milk when she has a baby

▪ These bras are specially designed for women with large breasts.

▪ breast milk

▪ breast cancer

bare-breasted/small-breasted etc

2.) ¦(CHEST)¦ written

the part of your body between your neck and your stomach

▪ Dick cradled her photograph against his breast.

3.) ¦(BIRD)¦

the front part of a bird's body, below its neck

▪ a robin with a red breast

red-breasted/white-breasted etc

▪ red-breasted geese

4.) ¦(MEAT)¦[U]

meat that comes from the front part of the body of a bird such as a chicken

▪ turkey breast

5.) ¦(CLOTHES)¦ [C usually singular]

the part of a jacket, shirt etc that covers the top part of your chest

→↑double-breasted, ↑single-breasted

6.) make a clean breast of it/things

to admit that you have done something wrong

7.) ¦(EMOTIONS)¦ literary

where your feelings of sadness, love, anger, fear etc come from

▪ a troubled breast

→beat your breast at ↑beat¹(31), ↑chimney breast

breast ²

breast² v [T] formal

1.) to reach the top of a hill or slope

2.) to push against something with your chest

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Synonyms:

Bosom, thorax, chest / Heart, conscience, affections / Pap, mammary organ, mamma, udder, dug, Face, stem, withstand, oppose, resist, bear the breast against

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Breast — (br[e^]st), n. [OE. brest, breost, As. bre[ o]st; akin to Icel. brj[=o]st, Sw. br[ o]st, Dan. bryst, Goth. brusts, OS. briost, D. borst, G. brust.] 1. The fore part of the body, between the neck and the belly; the chest; as, the breast of a man… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
breast — [brest] n. [ME brest < OE breost < IE base * bhreus , to swell, sprout] 1. either of two milk secreting glands protruding from the upper, front part of a woman s body 2. a corresponding gland in a female primate 3. a corresponding… … English World dictionary
breast — breast; breast·ed; breast·er; breast·height; breast·hook; breast·less; breast·rail; breast·rope; breast·sum·mer; breast·weed; … English syllables
breast — [ brest ] noun ** 1. ) count one of the two round soft parts on the front of a woman s body that produce milk when she has a baby: She had small round breasts. breast cancer 2. ) count FORMAL a person s CHEST a ) count LITERARY your chest and… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Breast — Breast, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Breasted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Breasting}.] To meet, with the breast; to struggle with or oppose manfully; as, to breast the storm or waves. [1913 Webster] The court breasted the popular current by sustaining the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
breast — (n.) O.E. breost breast, bosom; mind, thought, disposition, from P.Gmc. *breustam breast (Cf. O.S. briost, O.Fris. briast, O.N. brjost, Du. borst, Ger. brust, Goth. brusts), perhaps lit. swelling and from PIE root *bhreus to swell, sprout (Cf … Etymology dictionary
breast — [n1] front of upper body bosom, bust, chest, front, mammary glands, mammilla, nipple, teat, udder; concept 418 breast [n2] feelings, conscience being, bosom, character, core, emotions, essential nature, heart, mind, psyche, seat of affections,… … New thesaurus
breast — index confront (encounter), defy, resist (oppose), withstand Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
breast — ► NOUN 1) either of the two soft, protruding organs on a woman s chest which secrete milk after pregnancy. 2) a person s or animal s chest region. ► VERB 1) face and move forwards against or through. 2) reach the top of (a hill). DERIVATIVES… … English terms dictionary
Breast — The milk engorged breast of a pregnant woman … Wikipedia
breast — [[t]bre̱st[/t]] ♦♦♦ breasts 1) N COUNT: oft poss N A woman s breasts are the two soft, round parts on her chest that can produce milk to feed a baby. She wears a low cut dress which reveals her breasts... As my newborn cuddled at my breast, her… … English dictionary

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