breast

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As a noun, breast means either of the two organs on the front of a female human's chest, which contain the mammary glands. As a verb, it means push against with the breast.

Meanings of breast

19 meanings

noun

anatomyEither of the two organs on the front of a female human's chest, which contain the mammary glands; also the analogous organs in males.
“Tanya's breasts grew remarkably during pregnancy.”
anatomyThe chest, or front of the human thorax.
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; also a cut of meat from other animals, breast of mutton, veal, pork.
“Would you like breast or wing?”
The front or forward part of anything.
“chimney breast”
“plough breast”
miningThe face of a coal working.
miningThe front of a furnace.
swimmingThe breaststroke.
The front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomenbody
“he beat his breast in anger”
Similar: chest
Either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a womanbody
Similar: bosom, knocker, boob, tit, titty
The part of an animal's body that corresponds to a person's chestanimal

Older and rare meanings (1)

obsoleteThe power of singing; a musical voice.

verb

often figurativeTo push against with the breast; to meet full on, oppose, face.
To reach the top (of a hill).
“He breasted the hill and saw the town before him.”
cookingTo debreast.
Reach the summit (of a mountain)
“They breasted the mountain”
“Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit”
Similar: summit
Confront bodily
“breast the storm”
Similar: front