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Definition of "chested" [chest•ed]

  • Having a specified kind of chest. Often used in combination: large-chested; a white-chested horse. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "chested" in a sentence
  • "Substitute midfielder Ramires scored his first two international goals in the 52nd and in injury time, while Kaka chested in a cross in the"
  • "Substitute midfielder Ramires scored his first two international goals in the 52nd and in injury time, while Kaka chested in a cross in the 76th."
  • "Therefore, instead of saying that a horse which struck a fence without rising at it, "chested" it, we should, on the contrary, say that he"