CHEST, n. 1. A box of wood or other material, in which goods are kept or transported. It differs from a trunk in not being covered with skin or leather.2. The trunk of the body from the neck to the belly; the thorax. Hence, broad-chested, narrow-chested, having a broad or narrow chest.3. In commerce, a certain quantity; as a chest of sugar; a chest of indigo; &c.Chest of drawers is a case of movable boxes called drawers.CHEST, v.t. To reposit in a chest; to hoard.
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