Chest — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates

box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈoʊtənbˌʌɡ/

🇬🇧British English

/sɪvˈɪlɪtiz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sɪvˈɪlɪtiz/

1 syllable Say it as /kɹˈoʊtənbˌʌɡ/.

Examples

he beat his breast in anger

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

chest of drawers bureau dresser breast thorax pectus

Parts of Speech

noun	the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
noun	box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy
noun	the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen “he beat his breast in anger”
noun	furniture with drawers for keeping clothes

Word Forms

chesty	adjective	marked by a large or well-developed chest
breast	verb	meet at breast level

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Brust

der Teil des menschlichen Rumpfes zwischen Hals und Zwerchfell bzw. der entsprechende Teil bei anderen Wirbeltieren

🇫🇷French

poitrine

la partie du torse humain située entre le cou et le diaphragme ou la partie correspondante chez d'autres vertébrés

🇪🇸Spanish

pecho

la parte del torso humano entre el cuello y el diafragma o la parte correspondiente en otros vertebrados

🇮🇹Italian

Petto

la parte del torso umano compresa tra il collo e il diaframma o la parte corrispondente in altri vertebrati

🇳🇱Dutch

borst

het deel van de menselijke torso tussen de nek en het middenrif of het overeenkomstige deel bij andere gewervelde dieren

🇵🇹Portuguese

peito

a parte do torso humano entre o pescoço e o diafragma ou a parte correspondente em outros vertebrados

🇷🇺Russian

грудь

часть туловища человека между шеей и диафрагмой или соответствующая часть у других позвоночных животных

India

🇮🇳Hindi

छाती

मानव धड़ का गर्दन और डायाफ्राम के बीच का भाग या अन्य कशेरुकियों में तत्सम भाग

🇧🇩Bengali

বুক

ঘাড় এবং ডায়াফ্রামের মধ্যে মানুষের ধড়ের অংশ বা অন্যান্য মেরুদণ্ডী প্রাণীর অনুরূপ অংশ

🇮🇳Tamil

மார்பு

கழுத்துக்கும் உதரவிதானத்திற்கும் இடையில் உள்ள மனித உடற்பகுதியின் பகுதி அல்லது பிற முதுகெலும்புகளில் தொடர்புடைய பகுதி

🇮🇳Telugu

ఛాతీ

మెడ మరియు డయాఫ్రాగమ్ మధ్య మానవ మొండెం భాగం లేదా ఇతర సకశేరుకాలలో సంబంధిత భాగం

🇮🇳Marathi

छाती

मान आणि डायाफ्राममधला मानवी धडाचा भाग किंवा इतर पृष्ठवंशीय प्राण्यांमधील संबंधित भाग

🇮🇳Gujarati

છાતી

ગરદન અને પડદાની વચ્ચે માનવ ધડનો ભાગ અથવા અન્ય કરોડઅસ્થિધારી પ્રાણીઓમાં અનુરૂપ ભાગ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಎದೆ

ಕುತ್ತಿಗೆ ಮತ್ತು ಡಯಾಫ್ರಾಮ್ ನಡುವಿನ ಮಾನವ ಮುಂಡದ ಭಾಗ ಅಥವಾ ಇತರ ಕಶೇರುಕಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಅನುಗುಣವಾದ ಭಾಗ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നെഞ്ച്

കഴുത്തിനും ഡയഫ്രത്തിനും ഇടയിലുള്ള മനുഷ്യൻ്റെ ശരീരഭാഗം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മറ്റ് കശേരുക്കളിലെ അനുബന്ധ ഭാഗം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਛਾਤੀ

ਗਰਦਨ ਅਤੇ ਡਾਇਆਫ੍ਰਾਮ ਦੇ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਮਨੁੱਖੀ ਧੜ ਦਾ ਹਿੱਸਾ ਜਾਂ ਹੋਰ ਰੀੜ੍ਹ ਦੀ ਹੱਡੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਸੰਬੰਧਿਤ ਹਿੱਸਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

سینہ

انسانی دھڑ کا وہ حصہ جو گردن اور ڈایافرام کے درمیان ہوتا ہے یا دوسرے فقاری جانوروں میں اس سے متعلقہ حصہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

胸部

人体躯干颈部和横膈膜之间的部分或其他脊椎动物的相应部分

🇯🇵Japanese

胸

人間の胴体の首と横隔膜の間の部分、または他の脊椎動物の対応する部分

🇰🇷Korean

가슴

목과 횡경막 사이의 인간 몸통 부분 또는 다른 척추동물의 해당 부분

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngực

phần thân của con người giữa cổ và cơ hoành hoặc phần tương ứng ở động vật có xương sống khác

🇹🇭Thai

หน้าอก

ส่วนของลำตัวมนุษย์ระหว่างคอกับกะบังลมหรือส่วนที่เกี่ยวข้องในสัตว์มีกระดูกสันหลังอื่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

dada

bagian tubuh manusia antara leher dan diafragma atau bagian yang sesuai pada vertebrata lainnya

🇵🇭Filipino

dibdib

ang bahagi ng katawan ng tao sa pagitan ng leeg at dayapragm o ang kaukulang bahagi sa iba pang vertebrates

🇲🇾Malay

dada

bahagian badan manusia di antara leher dan diafragma atau bahagian yang sepadan dalam vertebrata lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صدر

جزء الجذع البشري الموجود بين الرقبة والحجاب الحاجز، أو الجزء المقابل له في الفقاريات الأخرى

🇮🇷Persian

قفسه سینه

قسمتی از تنه انسان بین گردن و دیافراگم یا قسمت مربوطه در سایر مهره داران

🇹🇷Turkish

göğüs

insan gövdesinin boyun ile diyafram arasındaki kısmı veya diğer omurgalılarda buna karşılık gelen kısım

🇮🇱Hebrew

חָזֶה

החלק של פלג גוף עליון בין הצוואר לסרעפת או החלק המקביל אצל בעלי חוליות אחרים

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The primary meaning of 'chest' is 'the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates'.

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Using 'chest' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'chest' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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