{
    "term": "chest",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "image": "data/images/bo/body.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the top part of the front of the body, between the neck and the stomach",
            "sensetop": "in the chest",
            "labels": "(informal)(formal)(British English)(British English)(disapproving)(both informal, often disapproving)(informal, disapproving)",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**chest pains**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She gasped for breath, her chest heaving."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He folded his arms across his chest"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a chest infection"
                },
                {
                    "text": "symptoms such as wheezing or a tightness in the chest",
                    "contextForm": "in the chest"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The bullet hit him in the chest."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a hairy chest"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a gorilla beating his chest"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She pulled her knees to her chest, and hugged them tight."
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘You've got to have courage,' he said, thumping his chest."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Clutching her chest in agony, she fell to the ground."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He puffed out his chest proudly."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She suffered burns to the chest and neck."
                },
                {
                    "text": "My chest tightened with fear."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His chest puffed out with indignation at the suggestion."
                },
                {
                    "text": "My chest swelled with pride as I accepted the award."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She clutched her baby tightly to her chest."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He ran until his chest ached."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was hit in the chest by two of the bullets."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the hairs on his chest"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Body"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["barrel", "big", "broad"],
                "verb + chest": ["clutch", "clutch at", "beat"],
                "chest + verb": ["expand", "heave", "rise and fall"],
                "chest + noun": ["discomfort", "pain", "tightness"],
                "preposition": [
                    "in the/​your chest",
                    "on the/​your chest",
                    "to the/​your chest"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "having the type of chest mentioned",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "flat-chested"
                },
                {
                    "text": "broad-chested"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a large strong box, usually made of wood, used for storing things in and/or moving them from one place to another",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a medicine chest"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a treasure chest"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The documents were kept in an ancient oak chest with a brass lock."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a pirate's treasure chest"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Houses and homes"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to talk about something that has been worrying you for a long time so that you feel less anxious",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Why not tell her how you feel? It might do you good to get it off your chest."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to keep your ideas, plans, etc. secret",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/tʃest/",
                "audio": "ch/chest/chest__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/tʃest/",
                "audio": "ch/chest/chest__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English cest, cyst, related to Dutch kist and German Kiste, based on Greek kistē ‘box’."
}