"breast" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

The front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen (synset 105560921)
"he beat his breast in anger"

is a type of: external body part - any body part visible externally

subtypes: bosom - a person's breast or chest

is a part of: chest, pectus, thorax - the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates

same as: chest
Either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman (synset 105562038)
is a type of: mamma, mammary gland - milk-secreting organ of female mammals
has:
- lactiferous duct - ducts of the mammary gland that carry milk to the nipple
- areola, ring of color - small circular area such as that around the human nipple or an inflamed area around a pimple or insect bite
is a part of: adult female body, woman's body - the body of an adult woman

same as: boob, bosom, knocker, tit, titty
Meat carved from the breast of a fowl (synset 107664017)
is a type of: helping, portion, serving - an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
is a part of:
- chicken, poulet, volaille - the flesh of a chicken used for food
- turkey - flesh of large domesticated fowl usually roasted
same as: white meat
The part of an animal's body that corresponds to a person's chest (synset 101517072)
is a type of: external body part - any body part visible externally

Verb

Meet at breast level (synset 202716118)
"The runner breasted the tape"

is a type of: converge, meet - be adjacent or come together
Reach the summit (of a mountain) (synset 202025001)
"They breasted the mountain"; "Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit"

is a type of: arrive at, attain, gain, hit, make, reach - reach a destination, either real or abstract

same as: summit
Confront bodily (synset 201081565)
"breast the storm"

is a type of: confront, face - oppose, as in hostility or a competition

same as: front