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chest
(chĕst)n.
Idiom: 1.
a. The part of the body between the neck and the abdomen, enclosed by the ribs and the breastbone; the thorax.
b. The front or ventral portion of this part: has a tattoo on his chest.
2.
a. A sturdy box with a lid and often a lock, used especially for storage.
b. A small closet or cabinet with shelves for storing supplies: a medicine chest above the bathroom sink.
3.
a. The treasury of a public institution.
b. The funds kept there.
4.
a. A box for the shipping of certain goods, such as tea.
b. The quantity packed in such a box.
5. A sealed receptacle for liquid, gas, or steam.
6. A bureau; a dresser.
get (something) off (one's) chest
To vent one's pent-up feelings.
[Middle English, from Old English cest, box, from West Germanic *kista, from Latin cista, from Greek kistē.]
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chest
(tʃɛst)n
1. (Anatomy)
a. the front part of the trunk from the neck to the belly. pectoral
b. (as modifier): a chest cold.
2. get something off one's chest informal to unburden oneself of troubles, worries, etc, by talking about them
3. a box, usually large and sturdy, used for storage or shipping: a tea chest.
4. Also: chestful the quantity a chest holds
5. (Banking & Finance) rare
a. the place in which a public or charitable institution deposits its funds
b. the funds so deposited
6. (General Engineering) a sealed container or reservoir for a gas: a wind chest; a steam chest.
[Old English cest, from Latin cista wooden box, basket, from Greek kistē box]
ˈchested adj
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chest
(tʃɛst)n.
1. the portion of the body enclosed by ribs; thorax.
2. a box, usu. with a lid, for storage, safekeeping of valuables, etc.
3. a box in which certain goods, as tea, are packed for shipping.
5. a small cabinet, esp. one hung on a wall, for storage: medicine chest.
Idioms: get something off one's chest, to ease anxiety by finally discussing one's problems.
[before 900; Old English cest, cist < Latin cista < Greek kístē box]
chest′ful (-fʊl) n.
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Chest
a box; the quantity or the things contained. See also case.Examples: chest of clothes, 1865; of tools, 1854; of viols, 1611.
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| Noun | 1. |  chest - the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebratescraniate, vertebrate - animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity breastbone, sternum - the flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs thoracic aorta - a branch of the descending aorta; divides into the iliac arteries thoracic vein, vena thoracica - veins that drain the thoracic walls gall bladder, gallbladder - a muscular sac attached to the liver that stores bile (secreted by the liver) until it is needed for digestion area of cardiac dullness - a triangular area of the front of the chest (determined by percussion); corresponds to the part of the heart not covered by the lungs torso, trunk, body - the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies" female chest, bust - the chest of a woman male chest - the chest of a man musculus pectoralis, pecs, pectoral, pectoral muscle, pectoralis - either of two large muscles of the chest chest cavity, thoracic cavity - the cavity in the vertebrate body enclosed by the ribs between the diaphragm and the neck and containing the lungs and heart rib cage - the bony enclosing wall of the chest |
| 2. | chest - box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy box - a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid; "he rummaged through a box of spare parts" ammunition chest, caisson - a chest to hold ammunition cedar chest - a chest made of cedar coffer - a chest especially for storing valuables hope chest, wedding chest - chest for storage of clothing (trousseau) and household goods in anticipation of marriage lid - a movable top or cover (hinged or separate) for closing the opening at the top of a box, chest, jar, pan, etc.; "he raised the piano lid" sea chest - a sailor's storage chest for personal property tea chest - chest for storing or transporting tea treasure chest - a chest filled with valuables | |
| 3. | chest - the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen; "he beat his breast in anger" external body part - any body part visible externally chest, pectus, thorax - the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates bosom - a person's breast or chest | |
| 4. |  chest - furniture with drawers for keeping clotheschiffonier, commode - a tall elegant chest of drawers drawer - a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out article of furniture, furniture, piece of furniture - furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy; "they had too much furniture for the small apartment"; "there was only one piece of furniture in the room" lowboy - a low chest or table with drawers and supported on four legs shelf - a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects |
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chest
noun
Related words
adjective pectoral
adjective pectoral
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Translations
tòrax
hruďtruhlahrudníkskříňbedna
brystkassekistebryst
brusto
kirsturintakehälipastorintaarkku
škrinjaprsaprsni koš
ládamellkas
kistabringabrjóst
収納箱胸
가슴대형 상자
pectus
krūtinė
kastekrūškurviskrūtislāde
torace
hruďhrudník
omaraoprsjepredalnikprsitoraks
bröstskrin
หน้าอกหีบ ลัง กล่อง
ngựcrương, hòm
chest
[tʃest]A. N
1. (Anat) → pecho m
to have chest trouble → tener problemas respiratorios, padecer de los bronquios
to have a cold on the chest → tener el pecho resfriado
to get sth off one's chest → desahogarse
to have chest trouble → tener problemas respiratorios, padecer de los bronquios
to have a cold on the chest → tener el pecho resfriado
to get sth off one's chest → desahogarse
B. CPD [pain] → de pecho
chest cold N → resfriado m de pecho
chest expander N → tensor m, extensor m
chest freezer N → congelador m de arcón
chest infection N → infección f de las vías respiratorias
chest measurement, chest size N → anchura f de pecho; [of clothes] → talla f (de chaqueta etc)
chest specialist N → especialista mf de las vías respiratorias
chest X-ray N → radiografía f torácica
chest cold N → resfriado m de pecho
chest expander N → tensor m, extensor m
chest freezer N → congelador m de arcón
chest infection N → infección f de las vías respiratorias
chest measurement, chest size N → anchura f de pecho; [of clothes] → talla f (de chaqueta etc)
chest specialist N → especialista mf de las vías respiratorias
chest X-ray N → radiografía f torácica
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
chest
1n (for tea, tools etc) → Kiste f; (= piece of furniture, for clothes, money etc) → Truhe f; chest of drawers → Kommode f
chest
2n (Anat) → Brust f, → Brustkorb m (esp Med); the boxer’s broad chest → der breite Brustkasten des Boxers; to measure somebody’s chest → jds Brustweite or Brustumfang messen; to get something off one’s chest (fig inf) → sich (dat) → etw von der Seele reden, etw loswerden; to have a weak chest → schwach auf der Brust sein (inf); a cold on the chest (Brit) a chest cold → Bronchialkatarr(h) m; chest pains → Schmerzen pl → in der Brust
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
chest
[tʃɛst] na. (Anat) → petto, torace m
to get sth off one's chest (fam) → togliersi un peso (dallo stomaco), alleggerirsi or scaricarsi la coscienza
to get sth off one's chest (fam) → togliersi un peso (dallo stomaco), alleggerirsi or scaricarsi la coscienza
b. (box) → baule m, cassa, cassapanca
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
chest1
(tʃest) noun the part of the body between the neck and waist, containing the heart and the lungs. a severe pain in his chest.
get something off one's chest to tell the truth about something that is worrying one.
chest2
(tʃest) noun a large, strong wooden or metal box. The sheets were kept in a wooden chest.
chest of drawers a piece of furniture fitted with several drawers.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
chest
→ صَدْر, صُنْدُوق hrudník, truhla brystkasse, kiste Brustkorb, Kiste μπαούλο, στήθος arcón, baúl, pecho kirstu, rintakehä coffre, poitrine prsni koš, škrinja cassapanca, torace 収納箱, 胸 가슴, 대형 상자 borst, kist brystkasse, kiste klatka piersiowa, skrzynia baú, peito грудная клетка, сундук bröst, skrin หน้าอก, หีบ ลัง กล่อง göğüs, sandık ngực, rương, hòm 箱子, 胸膛Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
chest
n. tórax, pecho;
___ cold → catarro bronquial
pop. catarro al pecho;
___ respirator → respirador torácico;
___ surgery → cirugía torácica;
___ wall → pared torácica.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
chest
n tórax m (form), pechoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.