English noun: breast | |||
1. | breast (body) the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen | ||
Samples | He beat his breast in anger. | ||
Synonyms | chest | ||
Broader (hypernym) | external body part | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bosom | ||
Part meronym | chest, pectus, thorax | ||
2. | breast (body) either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman | ||
Synonyms | boob, bosom, knocker, tit, titty | ||
Broader (hypernym) | mamma, mammary gland | ||
Part holonym | areola, lactiferous duct, ring of color | ||
Part meronym | adult female body, woman's body | ||
3. | breast (food) meat carved from the breast of a fowl | ||
Synonyms | white meat | ||
Broader (hypernym) | helping, portion, serving | ||
Part meronym | chicken, poulet, turkey, volaille | ||
4. | breast (animal) the part of an animal's body that corresponds to a person's chest | ||
Broader (hypernym) | external body part | ||
English verb: breast | |||
1. | breast (stative) meet at breast level | ||
Samples | The runner breasted the tape. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | converge, meet | ||
2. | breast (motion) reach the summit (of a mountain) | ||
Samples | They breasted the mountain. Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit. | ||
Synonyms | summit | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | arrive at, attain, gain, hit, make, reach | ||
3. | breast (competition) confront bodily | ||
Samples | Breast the storm. | ||
Synonyms | front | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | confront, face | ||