Chest Tʃest Noun Pains Gasped Breath Heaving Folded

• chest pains
• she gasped for breath, her chest heaving.
• she folded her arms across her chest
• a chest infection

chest

1. the top part of the front of the body, between the neck and the stomach
• chest pains
• She gasped for breath, her chest heaving.
• She folded her arms across her chest
• a chest infection
• symptoms such as wheezing or a tightness in the chest
• The bullet hit him in the chest.
• a hairy chest
• a gorilla beating his chest
• She pulled her knees to her chest, and hugged them tight.

Extra Examples

• ‘You've got to have courage,' he said, thumping his chest.
• Clutching his chest in agony, he fell to the ground.
• He puffed out his chest proudly.
• He suffered burns to the chest and neck.
• Her chest tightened with fear.
• His chest puffed out with indignation at the suggestion.
• His chest swelled with pride as he accepted the award.
• She clutched her baby tightly to her chest.
• She ran until her chest ached.
• She was hit in the chest by two of the bullets.
• She wears loose clothes to hide her flat chest.
• the hairs on his chest
2. having the type of chest mentioned
• flat-chested
• broad-chested
3. a large strong box, usually made of wood, used for storing things in and/or moving them from one place to another
• SEE ALSO hope chest
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/hope-chest
• a medicine chest
• a treasure chest

Extra Examples

• The documents were kept in an ancient oak chest with a brass lock.
• a pirate's treasure chest
4. to talk about something that has been worrying you for a long time so that you feel less anxious
• Why not tell her how you feel? It might do you good to get it off your chest.
5. to keep your ideas, plans, etc. secret

Word Origin

• Old English cest, cyst, related to Dutch kist and German Kiste, based on Greek kistē ‘box’.