breasting Meaning, Definition & Usage
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verb meet at breast level
breast.
- The runner breasted the tape
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verb reach the summit (of a mountain)
summit; breast.
- They breasted the mountain
- Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit
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verb confront bodily
front; breast.
- breast the storm
WordNet
Breast"ing noun
Definitions
(Mach.) The curved channel in which a breast wheel turns. It is closely adapted to the curve of the wheel through about a quarter of its circumference, and prevents the escape of the water until it has spent its force upon the wheel. See Breast wheel .