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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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
In the now-viral TikTok video, Mikayla can be seen sitting up in her hospital bed with baby Callum resting on her chest.
—Georgia Slater, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
Plus, questions about Valdez’s character became louder late last season when the lefty’s 93 mph fastball hit his catcher in the chest after a frustrating grand slam.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Wednesday marked seven years since Byfield underwent a procedure at Memorial to implant the LVAD into his chest.
—Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2026
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“Chest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chest. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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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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