English Dictionary

breast

/bɹɛst/

verb

(transitive, often figuratively) To push against with the breast; to meet full on, oppose, face. / To reach the top (of a hill). / (transitive, cooking) To debreast.

She breastfed her baby.

意味（1）

(transitive, often figuratively) To push against with the breast; to meet full on, oppose, face.

[…]when the court, very much to the credit of their candour and firmness, breasted the popular current by sustaining the demurrer.

意味（2）

To reach the top (of a hill).

He breasted the hill and saw the town before him.

意味（3）

(transitive, cooking) To debreast.

Breast the birds; wash and dry well. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place the birds in a roasting pan.