Definition of Breast
Breast
breast
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
each of the two soft organs protruding from the chest of adult females, which secrete milk to feed newborn offspring, or the structures found on the chest of males that lack this capacity;
e.g. She found a lump in her left breast and thought she might have cancer.
(noun)
broadly, the region at the front of a person's/animal's body between the neck and the abdomen, i.e. the chest;
e.g. He placed a hand on his breast as he made a promise to show that he really meant it.
(noun)
the chest, when viewed as being the source of thoughts and emotions;
e.g. I couldn't maintain the anger in my breast, because I missed him.
(verb)
to face something and determinedly compete with it, often by moving through or against it;
e.g. She struggled to breast the strong wind as she walked across the flat ground.
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