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Definition of 'chest' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) chest
the portion of the body enclosed by ribs; thorax.

2.  chest
a box, usu. with a lid, for storage, safekeeping of valuables, etc.

3.  chest
a box in which certain goods, as tea, are packed for shipping.

4.  chest
a small cabinet, esp. one hung on a wall, for storage:
medicine chest; .


Definition of 'chest' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) thorax, chest, pectus
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates

2. (noun) chest
box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy

3. (noun) breast, chest
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
"he beat his breast in anger"

4. (noun) chest of drawers, chest, bureau, dresser
furniture with drawers for keeping clothes


Definition of 'chest' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) chest
the front part of the body between the neck and the stomach
a hairy chest; pains in the chest

2.  chest
a large storage box
***a chest full of gold and jewels


Definition of 'chest' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) chest
a large box of wood, or other material, having, like a trunk, a lid, but no covering of skin, leather, or cloth

2. (noun) chest
a coffin

3. (noun) chest
the part of the body inclosed by the ribs and breastbone; the thorax

4. (noun) chest
a case in which certain goods, as tea, opium, etc., are transported; hence, the quantity which such a case contains

5. (noun) chest
a tight receptacle or box, usually for holding gas, steam, liquids, etc.; as, the steam chest of an engine; the wind chest of an organ

6. (noun) chest
strife; contention; controversy

7. (verb) chest
to deposit in a chest; to hoard

8. (verb) chest
to place in a coffin


Translation of 'chest' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: the part of the body between the neck and waist, containing the heart and the lungs
a severe pain in his chest.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: bors Arabic flag Arabic: صَدْر Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: гръден кош
Brazilian flag Brazilian: peito Czech flag Czech: hruď German flag German: der Brustkasten
Danish flag Danish: bryst; brystkasse Greek flag Greek: στήθος Estonian flag Estonian: rind
Farsi flag Farsi: قفسه سینه Finnish flag Finnish: rinta French flag French: poitrine
Hebrew flag Hebrew: חָזֶה Hindi flag Hindi: छाती Croatian flag Croatian: prsa
Hungarian flag Hungarian: mellkas Indonesian flag Indonesian: dada Icelandic flag Icelandic: brjóst(kassi)
Italian flag Italian: petto Japanese flag Japanese: 胸部 Korean flag Korean: 가슴
Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: krūtinės ląsta Latvian flag Latvian: krūškurvis; krūtis Malay flag Malay: dada
Dutch flag Dutch: borst Norwegian flag Norwegian: bryst(hule/-kasse), bring Polish flag Polish: klatka piersiowa
Persian flag Persian: قفسه سینه Pashto flag Pashto: سينه، ټټر: صندوق، يخدان Portuguese flag Portuguese: peito
Romanian flag Romanian: piept Russian flag Russian: грудная клетка Slovak flag Slovak: hruď
Slovenian flag Slovenian: prsi Serbian flag Serbian: prsa Swedish flag Swedish: bröst[korg]
Thai flag Thai: หน้าอก Turkish flag Turkish: göğüs Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 胸腔
Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: груди, грудна клітка Urdu flag Urdu: چھاتی ، سینہ Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: ngực
Chinese flag Chinese: 胸腔

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