breast

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Synonyms: beast, abreast, brest, brast, reast, breas, breist, breest, broast

Antonyms: beast, abreast, brest, brast, reast, breas, breist, breest, broast

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q9103}}{{lb|en|anatomy}} Either of the two [[organ]]s on the [[front]] of a [[female]] [[human]]'s [[chest]], which [[contain]] the [[mammary gland]]s; also the [[analogous]] organs in [[male]]s.
2. {{lb|en|anatomy}} The [[chest]], or front of the human thorax.
3. A section of clothing covering the breast area.
4. The figurative seat of the [[emotions]], [[feelings]] etc.; one’s heart or innermost thoughts.
5. The [[ventral]] portion of an animal’s [[thorax]].
6. A choice cut of [[poultry]], especially [[chicken]] or [[turkey]], taken from the bird’s breast; also a cut of meat from other animals, breast of [[mutton]], [[veal]], [[pork]].
7. {{senseid|en|front}} The front or forward part of anything.
8. The [[upper]] [[surface]] of a [[landform]] or [[body of water]].
9. {{lb|en|mining}} The face of a coal working.
10. {{lb|en|mining}} The front of a furnace.
11. {{lb|en|obsolete}} The power of singing; a musical voice.
12. {{lb|en|swimming}} The {{l|en|breaststroke}}.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive|often|figurative}} To [[push]] against with the [[#Noun|breast]]; to [[meet]] [[full on]], [[oppose]], [[face]].
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To reach the top of (a hill or other prominence).
3. {{lb|en|transitive|cooking}} To [[debreast]].

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