breast

Pronunciation: English [brest]; American [brest]

Meaning: n. breast; chest; vt. (to chest) facing< /p>

Past tense: breasted?

Past participle: breasted?

Present participle: breasting?

Third person singular: breasts

Fixed collocations of words:

beat breast?beat breast

give the breast to one's baby?feed the child

make a clean breast? Tell all, confess

suck the breast? suck milk

Extended information:

Word meaning analysis:

breast, bosom, chest This group of words can all refer to "chests". The difference is:

1. Bosom and breast both refer to the chest of humans or animals, and also refer to women’s breasts; while chest refers to the part between the neck and abdomen, including the heart, lungs, etc., so Refers to a larger range than bosom and breast.

2. Chest is generally not used as a metaphor; bosom and breast can both be used as literary terms. The former refers to "mind" and "mind", while the latter refers to "heart" and "heart".