breast

/brˈɛst/

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Noun
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen; "he beat his breast in anger"
Noun
either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
Noun
meat carved from the breast of a fowl
Noun
the part of an animal''s body that corresponds to a person''s chest
Verb
meet at breast level; "The runner breasted the tape"
Verb
reach the summit (of a mountain); "They breasted the mountain"; "Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit"
Verb
confront bodily; "breast the storm"

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