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chest
chest [ chest ] (plural chests)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. upper body: the part of the body between the neck and the stomach, covering the ribs and the organs that the ribs enclose
2. front part of body: the outside of the chest
a hairy chest
3. strong rectangular box: a strong rectangular box, usually with a lid and sometimes a lock, used for storage or shipping
[ Old English cest, via W Germanic < Latin cista< Greek kistē "basket"]

-chested suffix
chest·ful [ chést fl ] noun

get something off your chest to talk openly about something that has been upsetting, annoying, or worrying you, especially in order to reduce or remove those feelings
keep your cards or play something close to your chest to be discreet or secretive about something
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