1. having a breast or chest of a specified kind
Usage: usually used in combination

1. past tense of breast; to face or confront boldly
Usage: formal

Examples

• The red-breasted robin sang from the oak tree.
• She wore a double-breasted coat to the meeting.
• The broad-breasted turkey strutted across the yard.
• The swimmer breasted the waves with determination.
• He breasted the hill and saw the valley below.
• The ship breasted the storm and reached port safely.