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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But a tidal wave of emotions pushed the words buried deep in his chest to the shores of his lips.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 June 2025
Arsene Wenger had a lot to get off his chest in the autumn of 2015.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 20 June 2025
But a tidal wave of emotions pushed the words buried deep in his chest to the shores of his lips.
—Jonathan Horwitz, Oc Register, 20 June 2025
Smallwood said that the chemotherapy has been occasionally interrupted due to health issues such as chest infections, but radiotherapy remains consistent.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for chest
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“Chest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chest. Accessed 30 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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