noun 1. the top front part of the body, where the heart and lungs are ○ If you have pains in your chest or if you have chest pains, you ought to see a doctor. ○ The doctor listened to the patient’s chest. ○ She was rushed to hospital with chest wounds. ○ He has a 48-inch chest. □ to get something off your chest to speak honestly about a problem 2. a piece of furniture, like a large box ○ He keeps his old clothes in a chest under the bed.
chest
(chest), n. [OE. chest, chist, AS. cest, cist, cyst, L. cista, fr. Gr. ki•sth. Cf. Cist, Cistern.]
1. A large box of wood, or other material, having, like a trunk, a lid, but no covering of skin, leather, or cloth. “Heaps of money crowded in the chest.
Dryden.”
2. A coffin. [Obs.] “He is now dead and mailed in his cheste.
Chaucer.”
3. The part of the body inclosed by the ribs and breastbone; the thorax.
4. (Com.) A case in which certain goods, as tea, opium, etc., are transported; hence, the quantity which such a case contains.
5. (Mech.) A tight receptacle or box, usually for holding gas steam, liquids, etc.; as the steam chest of an engine; the wind chest of an organ. Bomb chest, See under Bomb. — Chest of drawers, a case or movable frame containing drawers.
1. A large box of wood, or other material, having, like a trunk, a lid, but no covering of skin, leather, or cloth. “Heaps of money crowded in the chest.
Dryden.”
2. A coffin. [Obs.] “He is now dead and mailed in his cheste.
Chaucer.”
3. The part of the body inclosed by the ribs and breastbone; the thorax.
4. (Com.) A case in which certain goods, as tea, opium, etc., are transported; hence, the quantity which such a case contains.
5. (Mech.) A tight receptacle or box, usually for holding gas steam, liquids, etc.; as the steam chest of an engine; the wind chest of an organ. Bomb chest, See under Bomb. — Chest of drawers, a case or movable frame containing drawers.
Meaning of “chest” in English language – noun 1. the top front part of the body...
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