Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chest up

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.51 in modern English

Syllables: chest up
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To bump one's chest into (another person) aggressively; to physically challenge or confront.

Informal; Transitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

chests up (present, singular) chesting up (participle, present) chested up (participle, past) chested up (past)

Questions

What does chest up mean?: To bump one's chest into (another person) aggressively; to physically challenge or confront.

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