1
a
: a container for storage or shipping
especially
: a box with a lid used especially for the safekeeping of belongings
b
: a cupboard used especially for the storing of medicines or first-aid supplies
2
: the place where money of a public institution is kept : treasury
also
: the fund so kept
3
a
: thorax sense 1
especially
: the part of the human body enclosed by the ribs and sternum
b
: breast sense 2a
a hairy chest
Examples of chest in a Sentence
He has a broad chest.
The pain is in my upper chest.
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 Nov. 2025
There were unapproved chest freezers in the restaurant.
—Sacbee.com, 14 Nov. 2025
The man charged in a Charlotte bus stabbing last week was in and out of jail twice this year — most recently freed on bond in October — before allegedly knifing another man in the chest during a city bus ride, jail records show.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 14 Nov. 2025
The rifle roared, its barrel buried in her chest.
—William D. Brown, Outdoor Life, 13 Nov. 2025
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“Chest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chest. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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chest
noun1
: a container (as a box or case) for storing, safekeeping, or shipping
tool chest
linen chest
2
: a public fund
community chest
3
: the part of the body enclosed by the ribs and sternum
chested
adjective
ˈches-təd
Medical Definition
chest
noun1
2
: the part of the body enclosed by the ribs and sternum
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