chest Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
    pectus; thorax.
  2. noun box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy
  3. noun the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
    breast.
    • he beat his breast in anger
  4. noun furniture with drawers for keeping clothes
    bureau; chest of drawers; dresser.

WordNet

Chest noun
Etymology
OE. chest, chist, AS. cest, cist, cyst, L. cista, fr. Gr. . Cf. Cist, Cistern.
Definitions
  1. A large box of wood, or other material, having, like a trunk, a lid, but no covering of skin, leather, or cloth.
    Heaps of money crowded in the chest. Dryden.
  2. A coffin. Obs.
    He is now dead and mailed in his cheste. Chaucer.
  3. The part of the body inclosed by the ribs and breastbone; the thorax.
  4. (Com.) A case in which certain goods, as tea, opium, etc., are transported; hence, the quantity which such a case contains.
  5. (Mech.) A tight receptacle or box, usually for holding gas, steam, liguids, etc.; as, the steam chest of an engine; the wind chest of an organ.
Chest intransitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Chested
Definitions
  1. To deposit in a chest; to hoard.
  2. To place in a coffin. Obs.
    He dieth and is chested. Gen. 1. 26 (heading).
Chest noun
Etymology
AS. ceást.
Definitions
  1. Strife; contention; controversy. Obs. P. Plowman.

Webster 1913