the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen; "he beat his breast in anger"
Used in a Sentence
breast
How to use breast in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for breast.
Editorial note
Take as much meat off it as you can, and sell that as chicken breast etc.
Examples7
Definitions7
Parts of speech2
Quick take
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen; "he beat his breast in anger"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of breast gathered in one view.
either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
meat carved from the breast of a fowl
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for breast.
noun
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen; "he beat his breast in anger"
See also: chest
noun
either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
noun
meat carved from the breast of a fowl
noun
the part of an animal's body that corresponds to a person's chest
verb
meet at breast level; "The runner breasted the tape"
verb
reach the summit (of a mountain); "They breasted the mountain"; "Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit"
See also: summit
verb
confront bodily; "breast the storm"
See also: front
Example sentences
Take as much meat off it as you can, and sell that as chicken breast etc.
Many children can't be breast fed or have mothers who are unable to. Don't generalize.
I don't care one way or another about public breast feeding, but your argument seems broken to me.
That is to say that the computer already knows the tissue that it is looking at is a tumor and not benign breast tissue.
However breast feeding is a significant time commitment, and opens you up for even more hormones.
Am I really so bizarre in my ability to look at these images, think "That is an uncovered female breast," and have my next thought not be "I would like to have sex with that person"?
But the nice thing about a publicly financed health care system is that early interventions become much more likely when people aren't forced to make decisions like "Should I spend my paycheck getting this lump in my breast checked out or should I spend it on groceries for the family.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use breast in a sentence?
Take as much meat off it as you can, and sell that as chicken breast etc.
What does breast mean?
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen; "he beat his breast in anger"
What part of speech is breast?
breast is commonly used as noun, verb.