1
a
: a container for storage or shipping
especially
: a box with a lid used especially for the safekeeping of belongings
b
: a cupboard used especially for the storing of medicines or first-aid supplies
2
: the place where money of a public institution is kept : treasury
also
: the fund so kept
3
a
: thorax sense 1
especially
: the part of the human body enclosed by the ribs and sternum
b
: breast sense 2a
a hairy chest
Examples of chest in a Sentence
He has a broad chest.
The pain is in my upper chest.
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Your breaths may be noticeably shallower than usual, and your chest may move up and down rapidly.
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Lindsay Curtis, Health, 5 Nov. 2024
Dobson had physical injuries to her face, neck and upper chest area, consistent with having been physically assaulted.
—Tim Speier, Twin Cities, 5 Nov. 2024
Rest on your back with a pillow under your knees or on your side with your knees toward your chest to relieve or reduce lower-abdomen pressure.
—Michelle Pugle, Verywell Health, 4 Nov. 2024
Learn your stress indicators—sweaty palms, racing thoughts or a knot under your chest—track your emotional weather patterns and notice when your behaviors start shifting.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Lindsay Curtis, Health, 5 Nov. 2024
Dobson had physical injuries to her face, neck and upper chest area, consistent with having been physically assaulted.
—Tim Speier, Twin Cities, 5 Nov. 2024
Rest on your back with a pillow under your knees or on your side with your knees toward your chest to relieve or reduce lower-abdomen pressure.
—Michelle Pugle, Verywell Health, 4 Nov. 2024
Learn your stress indicators—sweaty palms, racing thoughts or a knot under your chest—track your emotional weather patterns and notice when your behaviors start shifting.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for chest
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“Chest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chest. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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chest
noun1
: a container (as a box or case) for storing, safekeeping, or shipping
tool chest
linen chest
2
: a public fund
community chest
3
: the part of the body enclosed by the ribs and sternum
chested
adjective
ˈches-təd
Medical Definition
chest
noun1
2
: the part of the body enclosed by the ribs and sternum
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