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chest
[ chest ]
noun
- Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
- a box, usually with a lid, for storage, safekeeping of valuables, etc.:
a toy chest; a jewelry chest.
- the place where the funds of a public institution or charitable organization are kept; treasury; coffer.
- the funds themselves.
- a box in which certain goods, as tea, are packed for transit.
- the quantity contained in such a box:
a chest of spices.
- a small cabinet, especially one hung on a wall, for storage, as of toiletries and medicines:
a medicine chest.
chest
/ ʃɛ /
noun
- the front part of the trunk from the neck to the belly pectoral
- ( as modifier )
a chest cold
- get something off one's chest informal.to unburden oneself of troubles, worries, etc, by talking about them
- a box, usually large and sturdy, used for storage or shipping
a tea chest
- Alsochestful the quantity a chest holds
- rare.
- the place in which a public or charitable institution deposits its funds
- the funds so deposited
- a sealed container or reservoir for a gas
a wind chest
a steam chest
Derived Forms
- ˈٱ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ·ڳܱ [chest, -f, oo, l], noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of chest1
Word History and Origins
Origin of chest1
Idioms and Phrases
- get (something) off one's chest, Informal. to relieve oneself of (problems, troubling thoughts, etc.) by revealing them to someone.
- play it close to the chest. vest ( def 16 ).
More idioms and phrases containing chest
see off one's chest ; play one's cards close to one's chest .Example Sentences
He added that cutting off Russia's energy revenues "will drain Putin's war chest".
With mud up to her chest, Ms Blackburn tried to pull Leah out by her legs but "there was no movement".
"My heart was beating out of my chest. Then I felt something like an electric current going through my entire body," he said.
Described by experts as "one of a kind", Vanellope had three operations to place her heart back in her chest due to an extremely rare condition called ectopia cordis.
"If I'm ever feeling like I want to get something off my chest, if it's with friends, or my wife or my parents, I always say, 'can we go for a walk?'" said Grennan.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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