breast

Universal Words noun, verb noun part of body 1 [C] either of the two round soft parts at the front of a woman's body that produce milk when she has had a baby: She put the baby to her breast. * breast cancer * breast milk 2 [C] the similar, smaller part on a man's body, which does not produce milk 3 [C] (literary) the top part of the front of your body, below your neck SYNCHEST: She cradled the child against her breast. clothing 4 [C] the part of a piece of clothing that covers your chest: A row of medals was pinned to the breast of his coat. of bird 5 [C] the front part of a bird's body: breast feathers * The robin has a red breast. meat 6 [C,U] meat from the front part of the body of a bird or an animal: chicken / turkey breasts * breast of lamb -breasted 7 (in adjectives) having the type of chest or breasts mentioned: a small-breasted / full-breasted woman * bare-breasted * the yellow-breasted male of the species seealsoDOUBLE-BREASTED, SINGLE-BREASTED heart 8 [C] (literary) the part of the body where the feelings and emotions are thought to be: a troubled breast seealsoCHIMNEYBREAST IDIOMS see BEATv., CLEANadj. verb [VN] (formal) 1 to reach the top of a hill, etc: As they breasted the ridge, they saw the valley and lake before them. 2 to push through sth, touching it with your chest: He strode into the ocean, breasting the waves.