| breast | |
| 1. n. (anatomy) Either of the two organs on the front of a female human's chest, which contain the mammary glands; also the analogous organs in males. | |
| Tanya's breasts grew remarkably during pregnancy. | |
| 2. n. (anatomy) The chest, or front of the human thorax. | |
| 3. n. A section of clothing covering the breast area. | |
| 4. n. The figurative seat of the emotions, feelings etc.; one's heart or innermost thoughts. | |
| She kindled hope in the breast of all who heard her. | |
| 5. n. The ventral portion of an animal's thorax. | |
| The robin has a red breast. | |
| 6. n. A choice cut of poultry, especially chicken or turkey, taken from the bird’s breast; also a cut of meat from other animals, breast of mutton, veal, pork. | |
| Would you like breast or wing? | |
| 7. n. The front or forward part of anything. | |
| a chimney breast; a plough breast | |
| 8. n. (mining) The face of a coal working. | |
| 9. n. (mining) The front of a furnace. | |
| 10. n. (obsolete) The power of singing; a musical voice. | |
| 11. v. (transitive, often, figurative) To push against with the breast; to meet full on, oppose, face | |
| He breasted the hill and saw the town before him. | |
