breast
verb
- face, move up against, move abreast another entity
noun
- region of the torso of a primate containing the mammary gland
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /bɹɛst/ / /bɹest/ / /bɾɛst/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *breustą Proto-West Germanic *breust Old English brēost Middle English brest English breast From Middle English brest, from Old English brēost, from Proto-West Germanic *breust, from Proto-Germanic *breustą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrews- (“to swell”). Compare West Frisian boarst, Danish bryst, Swedish bröst; cf. also Dutch borst, German Brust.
- Either of the two organs on the front of a female human's chest, which contain the mammary glands; also the analogous organs in males.
“Tanya’s breasts grew remarkably during pregnancy.”
“Biblical criteria of sexual seductiveness include a white skin, black hair, or henna-dyed, scarlet lips, a prominent nose, rosy temples, long straight neck, firm breasts, round thighs, an erect posture.”
- The chest, or front of the human thorax.
“The Wedding-Guest here beat his breast, / For he heard the loud bassoon.”
- A section of clothing covering the breast area.
“By the time he reached the War Memorial damp had soaked through the breasts of his shirt.”
- The figurative seat of the emotions, feelings etc.; one’s heart or innermost thoughts.
“She kindled hope in the breast of all who heard her.”
“He has a loyal breast.”
- The ventral portion of an animal’s thorax.
“The robin has a red breast.”
- A choice cut of poultry, especially chicken or turkey, taken from the bird’s breast; also a cut of meat from other animals, breast of mutton, veal, pork.
“Would you like breast or wing?”
- The front or forward part of anything.
“chimney breast”
“plough breast”
- The upper surface of a landform or body of water.
“Mountains on whose barren breast / The labouring clouds do often rest.”
“[…] In the distance the flowing glaze, the breast of the river, with a wind-dapple here and there, […]”
- The face of a coal working.
- The front of a furnace.
- The power of singing; a musical voice.
“By my troth, the fool has an excellent breast.”
- The breaststroke.
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *breustą Proto-West Germanic *breust Old English brēost Middle English brest English breast From Middle English brest, from Old English brēost, from Proto-West Germanic *breust, from Proto-Germanic *breustą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrews- (“to swell”). Compare West Frisian boarst, Danish bryst, Swedish bröst; cf. also Dutch borst, German Brust.
- To push against with the breast; to meet full on, oppose, face.
“[…]when the court, very much to the credit of their candour and firmness, breasted the popular current by sustaining the demurrer.”
- To reach the top of (a hill or other prominence).
“He breasted the hill and saw the town before him.”
“Vera Nugent, a brisk woman of the world, with a fondness for vivid clothing and a Spanish air which went oddly with it, took the trouble one fine day to tackle her brother. “Look here, Jimmy," she said as they breasted a mountain pass, “are you quite sure what you are up to with these people?””
- To debreast.
“Breast the birds; wash and dry well. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place the birds in a roasting pan.”