[breast] n [ME brest, fr. OE breost; akin to OHG brust breast, OIr bru belly, Russ bryukho] (bef. 12c) 1: either of the pair of mammary glands extending from the front of the chest in pubescent and adult human females and some other mammals; also: either of the analogous but rudimentary organs of the male chest esp. when enlarged
2. a: the fore or ventral part of the body between the neck and the abdomen b: the part of an article of clothing covering the breast
3: the seat of emotion and thought: bosom
4. a: something (as a front, swelling, or curving part) resembling a breast b: face
6. -- breast.ed adj
[2]breast vt (1599) 1: to contend with resolutely: confront "~ing the waves"
2. chiefly Brit: climb, ascend
3: to thrust the chest against "the sprinter ~ed the tape"