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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Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 28 May 2025
Drawers, closets, cupboards, chests, cabinets and garages fill and overfill.
—Marni Jameson, Oc Register, 28 May 2025
He was hit in the right arm and chest, which exited through his back but caused a lung to collapse.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 28 May 2025
The man targeted still has bullet bits lodged in his chest, Brown said.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
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“Chest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chest. Accessed 3 Jun. 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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