English to English
breast
(br/E/st
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noun (n)
- the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen(noun.body)Example:
He beat his breast in anger.
source: wordnet30 - the part of an animal's body that corresponds to a person's chest(noun.animal)source: wordnet30
- The fore part of the body, between the neck and the belly; the chest; as, the breast of a man or of a horse.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- meet at breast level(verb.stative)Example:
The runner breasted the tape.
source: wordnet30 - reach the summit (of a mountain)(verb.motion)Example:
They breasted the mountain.
source: wordnet30 - To meet, with the breast; to struggle with or oppose manfully; as, to breast the storm or waves.(verb)source: webster1913