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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 | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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