chest
part of speech
noun (a chest, chests)
meaning for a pupil
1) Your chest is the front of your body between your neck and your tummy. tree →
2) A chest is a large strong box with a lid, used for keeping things in, like a treasure chest or toy chest. tree →
3) A chest of drawers is a piece of furniture with drawers for clothes. tree →
sense in the lessons
In science your chest holds your heart and lungs, protected by the ribcage; it rises and falls when you breathe. In health, chest pains or a bad chest cough need a doctor. In first aid, CPR is done by pressing on the middle of the chest. In stories, pirates bury treasure chests. At home, toys are kept in a toy chest; a safe chest of drawers should be fixed to the wall so it can't tip over. «Get it off your chest» means tell someone what is worrying you.
examples
- Your heart is inside your chest. tree →
- Put your hand on your chest and feel it move as you breathe. tree →
- The pirates found a chest full of gold. tree →
- Put your toys back in the toy chest. tree →
- My clothes are in the chest of drawers. tree →
- He has a bad chest cold. tree →
- Talk to someone and get it off your chest. tree →
- His chest heaved hard and fast. tree →
note
Countable. Not the same as «breast». «Chest of drawers» is one piece of furniture (UK); Americans also say «dresser». Plural «chests».
In the corpora
- Sea otters smash shellfish on a stone laid on the chest and keep a favourite stone in a loose skin pocket under the arm.
- Tucking your chin to your chest helps keep your head from hitting the ground.
- Most dogs feel trapped when hugged, so you stroke a dog's chest or side and keep your face away from its face.
- Pull drawers gently and only partly, because a heavy drawer can fall out and many open drawers can tip the chest.
- A tight chest or a hot face are early warning signs of anger, and a signal to pause.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «chest» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.