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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Symptoms include coughing, fever, and rattling sounds in the chest (rhonchi).
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Brandi Jones, Msn-Ed, Health, 31 Oct. 2024
Ideal positioning of the IABP balloon is below the subclavian artery that branches off the aorta in the chest, but above the renal arteries that branch off the aorta in the abdomen.
—Christopher Lee, Verywell Health, 30 Oct. 2024
Investigators said the couple had been arguing in August 2023, and Ferguson, who had been drinking, retrieved a pistol from an ankle holster and shot her in the chest.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
Earlier this month, the model shared an Instagram Reel promoting an herbal supplement brand, which was meticulously shot from the chest up.
—Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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Brandi Jones, Msn-Ed, Health, 31 Oct. 2024
Ideal positioning of the IABP balloon is below the subclavian artery that branches off the aorta in the chest, but above the renal arteries that branch off the aorta in the abdomen.
—Christopher Lee, Verywell Health, 30 Oct. 2024
Investigators said the couple had been arguing in August 2023, and Ferguson, who had been drinking, retrieved a pistol from an ankle holster and shot her in the chest.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
Earlier this month, the model shared an Instagram Reel promoting an herbal supplement brand, which was meticulously shot from the chest up.
—Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Chest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chest. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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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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