Breast | Mean of breast in English Dictionary

/ˈbrɛst/

• Noun
• either one of the two soft parts on a woman's chest that produce milk when she has a baby
1. breast cancer
2. breast tissue/milk
• the front part of a person's body between the neck and the stomach
1. She clasped the child to her breast. [=bosom]
2. My breast heaved with emotion.
• the chest thought of as the place where emotions are felt
1. Dark thoughts lurked within his breast. [=heart]

• the front part of a bird's body below the neck
1. a bird with an orange breast
• meat from the front part of a bird's or animal's body
1. I ordered the grilled breast of chicken.
2. a few slices of turkey breast
3. breast of lamb/veal
4. Do you prefer a breast or a leg?
• the part of a piece of clothing that covers a person's chest
1. the breast of a jacket
2. He kept a watch in his breast pocket.
• to speak openly and honestly about (something that you have previously lied about or kept secret)
1. I decided to make a clean breast of it/things and admit that I was to blame.
• Verb
• to push against or move through (something) with your chest forward
1. I was at the race's finish line to see the winner breast the tape.
2. a boat breasting the waves