Breast Definition
brĕst
breasted, breasting, breasts
noun
breasts
Either of two milk-secreting glands protruding from the upper, front part of a woman's body.
Webster's New World
A corresponding gland in a female primate.
Webster's New World
A corresponding undeveloped gland in the male.
Webster's New World
The superior ventral surface of the human body, extending from the neck to the abdomen.
American Heritage Medicine
Figuratively, a source of nourishment.
Webster's New World
verb
breasted, breasting, breasts
To oppose the breast to; face.
Webster's New World
To go to the top of; ascend.
American Heritage
To face or meet firmly; move forward against.
Webster's New World
To confront or deal with resolutely.
Breasted a storm of criticism.
American Heritage
idiom
beat one's breast
- to make an exaggerated display of one's feelings of guilt, remorse, etc.
Webster's New World
make a clean breast of
- to confess (guilt, etc.) fully
Webster's New World
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Breast
- beat one's breast
- make a clean breast of
Origin of Breast
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From Middle English brest, from Old English brēost, from Proto-Germanic *breustą.
From Wiktionary
Middle English brest from Old English brēost
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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