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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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2025
The victim had been stabbed in the face, chest and left arm, cops said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2025
He was stabbed in the chest and died within an hour.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2025
The surgeon, who has been flirting with her since her shift began, is leading the treatment plan for a patient in need of a chest tube.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Chest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chest. Accessed 14 Feb. 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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