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breast

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breast in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
    breast  bosom  knocker  boob  tit  titty 
  2. the part of an animal's body that corresponds to a person's chest
    breast 
  3. the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
    "he beat his breast in anger"
    breast  chest 
  4. meat carved from the breast of a fowl
    breast  white meat 
verb
  1. confront bodily
    "breast the storm"
    front  breast 
  2. reach the summit (of a mountain)
    "They breasted the mountain"; "Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit"
    summit  breast 
  3. meet at breast level
    "The runner breasted the tape"
    breast 
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