chest
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noun
1.
Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
2.
a box, usually with a lid, for storage, safekeeping of valuables, etc.: a toy chest; a jewelry chest.
3.
the place where the funds of a public institution or charitable organization are kept; treasury; coffer.
4.
the funds themselves.
5.
a box in which certain goods, as tea, are packed for transit.
9.
get (something) off one's chest, Informal. to relieve oneself of (problems, troubling thoughts, etc.) by revealing them to someone.
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chest (tʃɛst) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a. the front part of the trunk from the neck to the bellyRelated: pectoral |
| b. (as modifier): a chest cold | |
| 2. | informal get something off one's chest to unburden oneself of troubles, worries, etc, by talking about them |
| 3. | a box, usually large and sturdy, used for storage or shipping: a tea chest |
| 4. | Also: chestful the quantity a chest holds |
| 5. | rare |
| a. the place in which a public or charitable institution deposits its funds | |
| b. the funds so deposited | |
| 6. | a sealed container or reservoir for a gas: a wind chest; a steam chest |
| Related: pectoral | |
| [Old English cest, from Latin cista wooden box, basket, from Greek kistē box] | |
| 'chested | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
chest
O.E. cest "box, coffer," from P.Gmc. *kista, an early borrowing from L. cista, from Gk. kiste "a box, basket," from PIE *kista "woven container." Meaning extended to "thorax" 1530, replacing breast, on the metaphor of the ribs as a box for the organs. Chest of drawers is from 1599.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
chest (chěst)
n.
The part of the body between the neck and the abdomen, enclosed by the ribs and the breastbone; thorax.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Easton
Bible Dictionary
Chest definition
(Heb. _'aron_, generally rendered "ark"), the coffer into which the contributions for the repair of the temple were put (2 Kings 12:9, 10; 2 Chr. 24:8, 10, 11). In Gen. 50:26 it is rendered "coffin." In Ezek. 27:24 a different Hebrew word, _genazim_ (plur.), is used. It there means "treasure-chests."
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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American Heritage
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia
chest
the earliest form of container for storing clothes, documents, valuables, or other possessions, and the most important piece of furniture in the home until the 18th century. Chests with flat tops were also sometimes used as seats or beds
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 2008. Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
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She later claims to have been bitten on the chest, although no wounds are found on her.
There is a pain in the throat and chest and one finds it difficult to breath and cough.
It also tasted metallic and stung the back of the throat and chest.
The chest or central main force which delivered the coup de grace.
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