chest Definition

chest
noun

1. The front part of the body between the neck and the waist; the non-technical name for the thorax.

Thesaurus: thorax, breast, trunk, rib cage, bosom, heart.
2. A large strong box used for storage or transport.

Thesaurus: box, case, crate, coffer, locker, coffin.
3. A small cabinet, eg for medicines.

Idiom: get something off one's chest

colloq
To relieve one's anxiety about a problem, wrongdoing, etc by talking about it openly.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon cist, cest box, from Latin cista.