breast
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Old English brēost, from Proto-Germanic
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /brɛst/
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- Rhymes: -ɛst
[edit] Noun
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breast (plural breasts)
- Either of the two fleshy organs on the front of a woman's chest, which contain the mammary glands; also the analogous organs in men.
- Tanya's breasts grew alarmingly during pregnancy.
- The chest, or front of the human thorax.
- The Wedding-Guest here beat his breast,
- For he heard the loud bassoon.
- — Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
- A section of clothing covering the breast area.
- 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.
- The ventral portion of an animal's thorax.
- The robin has a red breast.
- A choice cut of poultry, especially chicken or turkey, taken from the bird’s breast.
- Would you like breast or wing?
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female organ
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chest
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section of clothing covering the breast area
seat of emotions
animal's thorax
cut of poultry
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[edit] Verb
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to breast (third-person singular simple present breasts, present participle breasting, simple past and past participle breasted)
- (transitive) To push against with the breast; to meet full on, to oppose, to face.
- He breasted the hill and saw the town before him.
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to meet full on
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