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Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of chest form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Having a chest (with a specified quality). in-compounds, usually

   "Jenny was the most flat-chested of her friends."

Synonyms

All synonyms

mammalian

Example

More examples

"He chested the ball up for a volley."

Etymology

From chest + -ed.

Related phrases

barrel-chestedflat-chestedgrey-chested babblerpigeon-chestedred-chested cuckoorufous-chested sparrowhawk

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