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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Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2026
The American players hoped something about the USA jersey across the chest would finally click again.
—Greg Cote
updated March 17, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2026
The second man, a friend of the first, tried to help him and Halaska stabbed him twice in the chest, prosecutors said.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
After turning onto Haller Court, Gonzalez-Gomez allegedly fired seven shots from the car, striking Juan Garcia-Banos in the head and another man in the chest.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
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“Chest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chest. Accessed 20 Mar. 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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