n.
Function: transitive verb
Date: 1599
1 : to contend with resolutely : CONFRONT < breast ing the waves>
2 chiefly British : CLIMB , ASCEND
3 : to thrust the chest against <the sprinter breast ed the tape>
n.
Function: transitive verb
Date: 1599
1 : to contend with resolutely : CONFRONT < breast ing the waves>
2 chiefly British : CLIMB , ASCEND
3 : to thrust the chest against <the sprinter breast ed the tape>
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012