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Pec vs Breast - What's the difference?

pec | breast |

As nouns the difference between pec and breast

is that pec is spruce while breast is either of the two organs on the front of a woman's chest, which contain the mammary glands; also the analogous organs in men.

As a verb breast is

to push against with the breast; to meet full on, to oppose, to face.

pec

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (colloquial, usually, in the plural) The pectoralis major muscle.
    • He's flexing his pecs at anyone who'll look.

    Anagrams

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    breast

    English

    (wikipedia breast)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Either of the two organs on the front of a woman's chest, which contain the mammary glands; also the analogous organs in men.
    • Tanya's breasts grew alarmingly during pregnancy.
  • The chest, or front of the human thorax.
  • * 1798 , (Samuel Taylor Coleridge), "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"
    • The Wedding-Guest here beat his breast , For he heard the loud bassoon.
  • A section of clothing covering the breast area.
  • The figurative seat of the emotions, feelings etc.; one's heart or innermost thoughts.
    • She kindled hope in the breast of all who heard her.
  • * Shakespeare
    • He has a loyal breast .
  • The ventral portion of an animal's thorax.
    • The robin has a red breast .
  • A choice cut of poultry, especially chicken or turkey, taken from the bird’s breast; also a cut of meat from other animals, breast of mutton, veal, pork.
    • Would you like breast or wing?
  • The front or forward part of anything.
    • a chimney breast'''; a plough '''breast
  • * Milton
    • Mountains on whose barren breast / The labouring clouds do often rest.
  • (mining) The face of a coal working.
  • (mining) The front of a furnace.
  • (obsolete) The power of singing; a musical voice.
  • * Shakespeare
    • By my troth, the fool has an excellent breast .

    Synonyms

    * (female organs) See also * (chest) chest * (seat of emotions) heart, soul * (cut of poultry) white meat * (cut of meat) brisket

    Antonyms

    * (cut of poultry) thigh, wing, dark meat

    Derived terms

    * abreast * breastbone * breast cancer * breastfeed, breast feeding, breastfeeding * breastless * breast milk, breastmilk * breaststroke * breastwork * make a clean breast * redbreast

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To push against with the breast; to meet full on, to oppose, to face.
    • He breasted the hill and saw the town before him.
  • * Wirt
    • The court breasted the popular current by sustaining the demurrer.

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