Definitions for chest
tʃɛstchest

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. thorax, chest, pectusnoun

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

2. chestnoun

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

3. breast, chestnoun

   the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen

   "he beat his breast in anger"

4. chest of drawers, chest, bureau, dressernoun

   furniture with drawers for keeping clothes

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. chestnoun

   A box, now usually a large strong box with a secure convex lid.

   The clothes are kept in a chest.

2. chestnoun

   A coffin.

3. chestnoun

   The place in which public money is kept; a treasury.

   You can take the money from the chest.

4. chestnoun

   A chest of drawers.

5. chestnoun

   The portion of the human body from the base of the neck to the top of the abdomen; the thorax. Also the analogous area in other animals.

   She had a sudden pain in her chest.

6. chestnoun

   A hit or blow made with one's chest (front of the body)

   He scored with a chest into the goal.

7. chestverb

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

8. Etymology: From cest, from kistā, from cista, from κίστη. Cognates from Germanic include Dutch kist, German Kiste.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CHESTnoun

   Etymology: cyst, Sax. cista, Lat.

   1. A box of wood or other materials, in which things are laid up.

   He will seek there, on my word: neither press, chest, trunk, well, vault, but he hath an abstract for the remembrance of such places. William Shakespeare, Merry Wives of Windsor.

   But more have been by avarice opprest,
   And heaps of money crowded in the chest. John Dryden, Juv. Sat.

   2. A chest of Drawers. A case with boxes or drawers.3. The trunk of the body, or cavity from the shoulders to the belly.

   Such as have round faces, or broad chests, or shoulders, have seldom or never long necks. Thomas Browne, Vul. Err. b. vii. c. 14.

   He describes another by the largeness of his chest, and breadth of his shoulders. Alexander Pope, Iliad. Notes on the.

2. To Chestverb

   To reposite in a chest; to hoard.

   Etymology: from the noun.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. chest

   The thorax or chest is a part of the anatomy of humans, mammals, and other tetrapod animals located between the neck and the abdomen. In insects, crustaceans, and the extinct trilobites, the thorax is one of the three main divisions of the creature's body, each of which is in turn composed of multiple segments. The human thorax includes the thoracic cavity and the thoracic wall. It contains organs including the heart, lungs, and thymus gland, as well as muscles and various other internal structures. Many diseases may affect the chest, and one of the most common symptoms is chest pain.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. chest

   A chest is a large, sturdy box often used for storage or transporting items. It can also refer to the front part of the human body from the neck to the abdomen, which houses vital organs like the heart and lungs.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Chestnoun

   a large box of wood, or other material, having, like a trunk, a lid, but no covering of skin, leather, or cloth

2. Chestnoun

   a coffin

3. Chestnoun

   the part of the body inclosed by the ribs and breastbone; the thorax

4. Chestnoun

   a case in which certain goods, as tea, opium, etc., are transported; hence, the quantity which such a case contains

5. Chestnoun

   a tight receptacle or box, usually for holding gas, steam, liquids, etc.; as, the steam chest of an engine; the wind chest of an organ

6. Chestverb

   to deposit in a chest; to hoard

7. Chestverb

   to place in a coffin

8. Chestnoun

   strife; contention; controversy

9. Etymology: [OE. chest, chist, AS. cest, cist, cyst, L. cista, fr. Gr. ki`sth. Cf. Cist, Cistern.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Chest

   The chest is a part of the anatomy of humans and various other animals. It is sometimes referred to as the thorax or the bosom.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Chest

   chest, n. a large strong box: the part of the body between the neck and the abdomen, the thorax.—adj. Chest′ed, having a chest: placed in a chest.—n. Chest′-note, in singing or speaking, a deep note, the lowest sound of the voice. [A.S. cyst; Scot. kist—L. cista—Gr. kistē.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. chest

   A facet of the body of a human being or animal from the neck to the waist.

   The chest of a male is different to the chest of a female.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 2, 2020  

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CHEST

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Chest is ranked #84463 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Chest surname appeared 222 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Chest.
   
   49.1% or 109 total occurrences were White.
   47.7% or 106 total occurrences were Black.
   2.2% or 5 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • Box
   • External Body Part
   • Furniture

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'chest' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2760

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'chest' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2373

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'chest' in Nouns Frequency: #1115

Anagrams for chest »

1. stech

How to pronounce chest?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say chest in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of chest in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of chest in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of chest in a Sentence

1. Patricia Rockman:

   This might be at the nostrils, the chest or the belly. It's really on the physical sensations, the movement of breath at a specific point.

2. President Tayyip Erdogan:

   Using sacred Islam's name, exploiting it, this terrorist group which spills Muslim blood has gone as far as attacking the town where the mosque and blessed remains of our Prophet are located, daesh is a dagger plunged into the chest of Muslims. Whoever gives support to this group, whether out of sectarian fanaticism or another motive, commits the same sin.

3. Melina Abdullah:

   Her husband met us at the door with a gun, we heard him cock it, he pointed the gun as he opened the door and then when he saw me, he pointed the gun directly at my chest.

4. Jamie Anderson:

   Grief, I’ve learned, is really just love. It’s all the love you want to give, but cannot. All that unspent love gathers up in the corners of your eyes, the lump in your throat, and in that hollow part of your chest. Grief is just love with no place to go.

5. Patricia Roque:

   He started hurting my mom by physically choking her and strangling her, he was about to hit her but thankfully my mom deflected the hit, but it hit her chest instead of her face.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=chest
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Chest
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=chest
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chest
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chest
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=chest
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=chest
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html