chest

(noun, verb)

noun

1. the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates

Similar word(s): pectus, thorax

Definition categories: body

2. box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy

Definition categories: man–made, box

3. the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen

Similar word(s): breast

Definition categories: body

4. furniture with drawers for keeping clothes

Similar word(s): bureau, dresser

Definition categories: man–made, furniture

Sentences with chest as a noun:

- The clothes are kept in a chest.

- You can take the money from the chest.

- She had a sudden pain in her chest.

- He scored with a chest into the goal.

verb

1. To hit with one's chest (front of one's body)

2. (transitive) To deposit in a chest.

3. (transitive, obsolete) To place in a coffin.