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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Katie Bain, Billboard, 6 Mar. 2025
The list includes colds and coughs, ear and eye infections, insect bites, minor burns, asthma, cuts, sprains, fractures and chest pain.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
The mother of a Kansas woman found dead in a chest freezer buried in an Oklahoma cow pasture filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the five people charged in her murder, who include the grandmother of her daughters' children.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 5 Mar. 2025
At the very start, the bare minimum is that an encounter chest should always drop a weapon in addition to armor, which at least eliminates that 50% coin flip at the start.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for chest
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“Chest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chest. Accessed 10 Mar. 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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