Meaning of chest | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A box, now usually a large strong box with a secure convex lid.
2. Debate; quarrel; strife; enmity.
3. University of Chester, used especially following post-nominal letters indicating status as a graduate.
4. A coffin.
   obsolete
5. To vent one's pent-up feelings.
6. The place in which public money is kept; a treasury.
7. get something off one's chest, to ease anxiety by finally discussing one's problems.
8. A chest of drawers.
9. the part of the body between the neck and waist, containing the heart and the lungs. a severe pain in his chest. bors صَدْر гръден кош peito hruď der Brustkasten bryst; brystkasse στήθος rind قفسه سینه rinta poitrineחזה छाती prsa mellkas dada brjóst(kassi) petto 胸部 가슴 krūtinės ląsta krūškurvis; krūtis dada borstbryst, bringeklatka piersiowa سينه، ټټر: صندوق، يخدان peito piept грудная клетка hruď prsi prsa bröst[korg] หน้าอก göğüs 胸腔 груди, грудна клітка چھاتی ، سینہ ngực 胸腔
10. The portion of the human body from the base of the neck to the top of the abdomen; the homologous area in some other animals.
11. to tell the truth about something that is worrying one. hy lug sy hart يُزيحُ عَن صَدْرِهِ عِبئاً разг. казвам и ми олеква desabafar říct něco od srdce sich etwas von der Seele reden lette sit hjerte λέω κτ. και ξαλαφρώνω südamelt ära rääkima گلایه کردن keventää sydäntään dire ce qu'on a sur le coeur לְהָסִיר מְהַלֵב चिंता बातचीत करके प्रकट करवाना skinuti što sa srca kimondja, ami a szívét nyomja membuka unek-unek létta af hjarta sínu levarsi un peso dallo stomaco 打ち明ける 마음의 짐을 털어버리다 išlieti š...
12. a large, strong wooden or metal box. The sheets were kept in a wooden chest. kis, koffer صُنْدوق ракла arca bedna, skříň die Kiste kiste σεντούκι kirst صندوق؛ قفسه arkku coffreארגז, שידה तिजोरी, पेटी škrinja láda peti kista cassa, cassapanca 大箱 궤 dėžė kaste; lāde peti kayu kistkiste, kasseskrzynia سينه، ټټر: صندوق، يخدان arca cufăr сундук skriňa zaboj, skrinja škrinja kista, låda กล่องไม้หรือเหล็กขนาดใหญ่ sandık, kasa 大木櫃，大金屬櫃 шухляда; скриня لکڑی یا دھات کا بڑا صندوق hòm, tủ 柜子
13. The front (anterior) surface of this portion of the torso.
14. a piece of furniture fitted with several drawers. laaikas صِوانُ الثياب скрин cômoda komoda die Kommode kommode συρταριέρα kummut قفسه کشودار lipasto commode שִׁידַת מְגֵרוֹת तिजोरी komoda komód lemari laci kommóða cassettone たんす (침실용) 서랍장 komoda kumode almari berlaci ladenkastkommodekomoda الماري ته ورته قفسه cómoda scrin комод bielizník predalnik komoda byrå ลิ้นชัก şifonyer, konsol 有抽屜的櫃子 комод درازوں والا فرنیچر tủ có ngăn kéo 五屉柜
15. A female human's breasts.
    euphemistic
16. The part of the body between the neck and the abdomen, enclosed by the ribs and the breastbone; the thorax.
17. A hit or blow made with one's chest.
18. A sturdy box with a lid and often a lock, used especially for storage.
19. The treasury of a public institution.
20. A box for the shipping of certain goods, such as tea.

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Examples

“The clothes are kept in a chest.”

“But then I had the [massive] flintlock by me for protection. ¶[…]The linen-press and a chest on the top of it formed, however, a very good gun-carriage; and, thus mounted, aim could be taken out of the window at the old mare feeding in the meadow below by the brook, and a 'bead' could be drawn upon Molly, the dairymaid, kissing the fogger behind the hedge,[…].”

“You can take the money from the chest.”

“Holonyms: torso, trunk < body”

“She had a sudden pain in her chest.”

“An anteroposterior radiograph found opacities throughout her chest.”

“Holonyms: thorax; torso, trunk”

“He has a tattoo on his chest, and another on his upper back.”

“The wild gorilla was beating its chest.”

“He avoided being seen gazing at her chest, although he dearly longed to stare.”

“She scored with a chest into the goal.”

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