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Collocations for chest - noun

ADJECTIVE

barrel, big, broad, huge, manly, massive, muscled, muscular, powerful, strong
narrow
flat
She wears loose clothes to hide her flat chest.
bare, naked
hairy
hairless, smooth
bad (BrE), tight, weak (esp. BrE)
lower, upper

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VERB + chest

clutch, clutch at
Clutching his chest in agony, he fell to the ground.
beat, pound, thump
‘You need to have courage,’ he said, thumping his chest.
puff, puff out
He puffed out his chest proudly.
shave, wax

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chest + VERB

expand, heave, rise and fall
puff, puff out, puff up, swell
His chest puffed out with indignation at the suggestion.
His chest swelled with pride as he accepted the award.
constrict (esp. AmE), tighten
Her chest tightened with fear.
ache, burn
She ran until her chest ached.

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chest + NOUN

discomfort, pain, tightness
injury, wound
complaint (BrE), condition (BrE), disease, infection, problems
radiograph, X-ray
clinic
muscles
hair
area, cavity

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PREPOSITION

in the/your chest
She was hit in the chest by two of the bullets.
on the/your chest
the hairs on his chest
to the/your chest
He suffered burns to the chest and neck.
She clutched her baby tightly to her chest.

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