breasting

[ bres-ting ]
/ ˈbrɛs tɪŋ /

noun

a piece of leather or other material for covering the heel breast of a shoe.

Origin of breasting

Definition for breasting (2 of 2)

breast
[ brest ]
/ brɛst /

noun

verb (used with object)

Verb Phrases

breast in, Nautical. to bind (an object, as a boatswain's chair) securely under a projection, as the flare of a bow.
breast off, Nautical.
  1. to thrust (a vessel) sideways from a wharf.
  2. to keep (a vessel) away from a wharf by means of timbers.

Origin of breast

before 1000; Middle English brest, Old English brēost; cognate with Old Norse brjōst; akin to German Brust, Gothic brusts, Dutch borst

OTHER WORDS FROM breast

breast·less, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for breasting

British Dictionary definitions for breasting

breast
/ (brɛst) /

noun

verb (tr)

Word Origin for breast

Old English brēost; related to Old Norse brjōst, Old High German brust, Dutch borst, Swedish bräss, Old Irish brū belly, body

Medical definitions for breasting

breast
[ brĕst ]

n.

Either of two milk-secreting, glandular organs on the chest of a woman; mammary gland; mamma.
A corresponding rudimentary gland in the male.
The superior ventral surface of the human body, extending from the neck to the abdomen.

Idioms and Phrases with breasting

breast

see keep abreast of; make a clean breast of.