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.
narrow
flat
She wears loose clothes to hide her flat chest.
bare,
naked
hairy
hairless, smooth
bad (BrE), tight, weak (esp. BrE)
lower, upper
hairy
hairless, smooth
bad (BrE), tight, weak (esp. BrE)
lower, upper
VERB + chest
clutch,
clutch at
Clutching his chest in agony, he fell to the ground.
Clutching his chest in agony, he fell to the ground.
beat,
pound,
thump
‘You need to have courage,’ he said, thumping his chest.
‘You need to have courage,’ he said, thumping his chest.
puff,
puff out
He puffed out his chest proudly.
He puffed out his chest proudly.
shave,
wax
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.
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.
Her chest tightened with fear.
ache,
burn
She ran until her chest ached.
She ran until her chest ached.
chest + NOUN
discomfort,
pain,
tightness
injury, wound
complaint (BrE), condition (BrE), disease, infection, problems
radiograph, X-ray
clinic
muscles
hair
area, cavity
injury, wound
complaint (BrE), condition (BrE), disease, infection, problems
radiograph, X-ray
clinic
muscles
hair
area, cavity
PREPOSITION
in the/your chest
She was hit in the chest by two of the bullets.
She was hit in the chest by two of the bullets.
on the/your chest
the hairs on his 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.
He suffered burns to the chest and neck.
She clutched her baby tightly to her chest.