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breast

Definition

  • noun: either one of the two soft parts on a woman's chest that produce milk when she has a baby
  • noun: either of the pair of mammary glands extending from the front of the chest in pubescent and adult human females and some other mammals
  • verb: to push against or move through (something) with your chest forward
  • verb: to contend with resolutely
  • often used before another noun
  • synonyms: confront, mamma, teat

Examples

  • I decided to 'make a clean breast of' it/things and admit that I was to blame.

  • I was at the race's finish line to see the winner 'breast' the tape.

  • mothers who 'breast-feed' [='nurse, suckle'] their infants

Movie quotes

  • (..) Here they only honor strength. There will be fighting after Drogo dies. Whoever wins that fight will be the new khal. He won't want any rivals. Your boy will be plucked from your breast and given to the dogs. I won't...leave him. The wound has festered. You did this, witch. Stop it! (..)
    2011 TvShow: Game of Thrones Title: Baelor Season: 1 Episode 9