chesty

«chesty» in Mova's school dictionary: Having a lot of mucus in the chest from a cold, with a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (chesty, chestier, chestiest)

meaning for a pupil

1) (UK, Australia, informal) Having a lot of mucus in the chest from a cold, with a deep, wet cough, as in "a chesty cough". tree →

2) (rude, slang) a rude word about a woman's body; not for school. tree →

3) (informal) Having a big, broad chest; proud and showy. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life in the UK, Ireland and Australia, cough medicine boxes say "for chesty coughs" and "for dry coughs". The breast sense is rude slang. Phrases: "a chesty cough", "chesty cold".

examples

• I've got a chesty cough and I can't stop coughing. tree →
• Mum bought medicine for chesty coughs. tree →
• Grandad sounds chesty this morning. tree →
• The doctor said my chesty cold should clear in a week. tree →
• If a chesty cough lasts for weeks, see a doctor. tree →

note

Informal. The commonest sense is about coughs. The body-shape sense is rude and should not be used about people. Comparative: chestier, chestiest.

Trees and pragmatics

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