CHEST


Meaning of CHEST in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ tʃest ]

( chests)

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

1.

Your chest is the top part of the front of your body where your ribs, lungs, and heart are.

He crossed his arms over his chest...

He was shot in the chest...

He complained of chest pain.

N-COUNT : oft poss N

2.

A chest is a large, heavy box used for storing things.

At the very bottom of the chest were his carving tools.

...a treasure chest.

...a medicine chest.

= trunk

N-COUNT

3.

If you get something off your chest , you talk about something that has been worrying you.

I feel it’s done me good to get it off my chest.

≠ bottle up

PHRASE : V inflects

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне.