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# chest

«chest» in Mova's school dictionary: **the front of your body between your neck and your tummy** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a chest, chests)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Your chest is the front of your body between your neck and your tummy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chest/#m1)

2) A chest is a large strong box with a lid, used for keeping things in, like a treasure chest or toy chest. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chest/#m2)

3) A chest of drawers is a piece of furniture with drawers for clothes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chest/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In science your chest holds your heart and lungs, protected by the ribcage; it rises and falls when you breathe. In health, chest pains or a bad chest cough need a doctor. In first aid, CPR is done by pressing on the middle of the chest. In stories, pirates bury treasure chests. At home, toys are kept in a toy chest; a safe chest of drawers should be fixed to the wall so it can't tip over. «Get it off your chest» means tell someone what is worrying you.

### examples

- Your heart is inside your chest. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chest/#x1)
- Put your hand on your chest and feel it move as you breathe. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chest/#x2)
- The pirates found a chest full of gold. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chest/#x3)
- Put your toys back in the toy chest. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chest/#x4)
- My clothes are in the chest of drawers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chest/#x5)
- He has a bad chest cold. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chest/#x6)
- Talk to someone and get it off your chest. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chest/#x7)
- His chest heaved hard and fast. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chest/#x8)

### note

Countable. Not the same as «breast». «Chest of drawers» is one piece of furniture (UK); Americans also say «dresser». Plural «chests».

### In the corpora

- [Sea otters smash shellfish on a stone laid on the chest and keep a favourite stone in a loose skin pocket under the arm.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/100-sea-lions-seals-and-otters/12/)
- [Tucking your chin to your chest helps keep your head from hitting the ground.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/2-balance-and-falling-well/15/)
- [Most dogs feel trapped when hugged, so you stroke a dog's chest or side and keep your face away from its face.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/61-cats-and-dogs-up-close/17/)
- [Pull drawers gently and only partly, because a heavy drawer can fall out and many open drawers can tip the chest.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/110-windows-balconies-and-furniture/15/)
- [A tight chest or a hot face are early warning signs of anger, and a signal to pause.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/212-anger-and-fears/8/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «chest» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chest/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.