Meaning of 'breast'

noun

the part of an animal's body that corresponds to a person's chest

noun

the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen

Example: "They beat their breast in anger."

Synonyms: chest

noun

either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman

Synonyms: boob

noun

meat carved from the breast of a fowl

Synonyms: white meat

verb

to confront bodily

Example: "We breast the storm all night long."

Synonyms: front

verb

to reach the summit of a mountain

Example: "They breasted Everest last year."

Synonyms: summit

verb

to meet at chest level

Example: "The runner breasted the tape."