Breast - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |brest|  American pronunciation of the word breast
Brit.  |brest|  British pronunciation of the word breast

noun

- the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen (syn: chest)
he beat his breast in anger
- either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman (syn: boob, bosom, knocker, tit)
- meat carved from the breast of a fowl
- the part of an animal's body that corresponds to a person's chest

verb

- meet at breast level
The runner breasted the tape
- reach the summit (of a mountain) (syn: summit)
They breasted the mountain
- confront bodily (syn: front)
breast the storm

Extra examples

My breast heaved with emotion.

I ordered the grilled breast of chicken.

Do you prefer a breast or a leg?

I was at the race's finish line to see the winner breast the tape.

...breasted the diagnosis of cancer with fortitude and optimism...

She put the baby to her breast.

The male has a white breast.

These bras are specially designed for women with large breasts.

Dick cradled her photograph against his breast.

The runner breasted the tape

They breasted the mountain

She crouched her head upon her breast.

She has been diagnosed with breast cancer.

The dark silk dress was fastened at the breast with a great gold clasp.

Sugary foods promote breast cancer.

Word forms

noun
singular: breast
plural: breasts
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