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chest

UK/t͡ʃɛst/ US/t͡ʃɪst/ common

noun

1.

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

Synonyms
2.

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

3.

Origin

From Middle English chest, cheste, cheeste, cheaste, from Old English ċēast, ċēas (“strife, quarrel, quarrelling, contention, murmuring, sedition, scandal; reproof”). Related to Old Frisian kāse (“strife, contention”), Old Saxon caest (“quarrel, dispute”), Old High German kōsa (“speech, story, account”).

Phrases

  • acute chest syndrome
  • Armada chest
  • bad chest
  • barrel chest
  • beat one's chest
  • blanket chest
  • chest bag
  • chest band
  • chest down

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