breast
verb/brest/
/brest/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they breast | /brest/ /brest/ |
| he / she / it breasts | /brests/ /brests/ |
| past simple breasted | /ˈbrestɪd/ /ˈbrestɪd/ |
| past participle breasted | /ˈbrestɪd/ /ˈbrestɪd/ |
| -ing form breasting | /ˈbrestɪŋ/ /ˈbrestɪŋ/ |
- breast something to reach the top of a hill, etc.
- As they breasted the ridge, they saw the valley and lake before them.
- breast something to push through something, touching it with your chest
- He strode into the ocean, breasting the waves.
Word OriginOld English brēost, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch borst and German Brust.
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