breast

¹breast

noun \ˈbrest\

Definition of BREAST

1

: either of the pair of mammary glands extending from the front of the chest in pubescent and adult human females and some other mammals; also : either of the analogous but rudimentary organs of the male chest especially when enlarged

2

a : the fore or ventral part of the body between the neck and the abdomen

b : the part of an article of clothing covering the breast

3

: the seat of emotion and thought : bosom

4

a : something (as a front, swelling, or curving part) resembling a breast

b : face 6

— breast·ed \ˈbres-təd\ adjective

Examples of BREAST

1. My breast heaved with emotion.
2. a bird with an orange breast
3. I ordered the grilled breast of chicken.
4. a few slices of turkey breast
5. Do you prefer a breast or a leg?

Origin of BREAST

Middle English brest, from Old English brēost; akin to Old High German brust breast, Old Irish brú belly, Russian bryukho

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to BREAST

Synonyms

belly, blood, bone(s), bosom, core, gut, heart, heartstrings, inner space, inside, quick, soul

Related Words

conscience, mind

Other Anatomy Terms

bilateral symmetry, carotid, cartilage, dorsal, entrails, prehensile, renal, solar plexus, supine, thoracic, ventral

Rhymes with BREAST

best, Brest, chest, crest, gest, geste, guest, hest, jessed, jest, lest, nest, pest, quest, rest, test, tressed, vest, west, wrest, zest

²breast

transitive verb

Definition of BREAST

1

: to contend with resolutely : confront <breasting the waves>

2

chiefly British : climb, ascend

3

: to thrust the chest against <the sprinter breasted the tape>

Examples of BREAST

1. I was at the race's finish line to see the winner breast the tape.
2. <breasted the diagnosis of cancer with fortitude and optimism>

First Known Use of BREAST

1599

Related to BREAST

Synonyms

beard, brave, brazen, face, confront, dare, defy, outbrave, outface

Antonyms

dodge, duck, funk, shirk, sidestep

Related Words

face up (to), front; affront; challenge; encounter, meet; accost, approach, corner; repel, resist, stand, withstand; battle, combat, contend (with), fight, oppose, square (off)

Near Antonyms

avoid, eschew, shun; elude, escape, evade, shake

breast

noun \ˈbrest\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of BREAST

1

: either of the pair of mammary glands extending from the front of the chest in pubescent and adult females of humans and some other mammals; also : either of the analogous but rudimentary organs of the male chest especially when enlarged

2

: the fore or ventral part of the body between the neck and the abdomen