What is the meaning of the word "breast"?
Definitions:
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the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
noun
- They beat their breast in anger.
- They beat their breast in anger.
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to confront bodily
verb
- We breast the storm all night long.
- We breast the storm all night long.
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to meet at chest level
verb
- The runner breasted the tape.
- The runner breasted the tape.
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to reach the summit of a mountain
verb
- They breasted Everest last year.
- They breasted Everest last year.