CHEST

(BODY PART) [noun] [C] - the upper front part of the body of humans and some animals, between the stomach and the neck, enclosing the heart and lungsHe was shot in the chest at point blank range.She was hospitalized for leg and chest injuries.He folded his arms across his chest.His shirt was open to the waist revealing a very hairy chest.She went to the doctor complaining of chest pains.(informal) If a woman is described as having a large or a small chest, she has large or small breasts.(informal) If you get something off your chest, you free yourself of your worries by telling someone about something worrying that you have been keeping secret.I had spent two months worrying about it and I was glad to get it off my chest. -chested [suffix]He was bare-chested (= The top half of his body was naked).She is rather flat-chested (= She has small breasts).