Phrase guide

breast pocket

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

a small, outward pocket on a jacket or shirt, located over one's chest

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • He put the pen inside his breast pocket.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a pocket inside of a man's coat

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pocket

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ծոցագրպան (cocʻagrpan) — pocket over the chest
  • West Circassian: бгъэджыб (bğɛdžəb) — pocket over the chest
  • Finnish: rintatasku — pocket over the chest
  • German: Brusttasche — pocket over the chest
  • Hungarian: mellzseb — pocket over the chest
  • Hungarian: szivarzseb — pocket over the chest
  • Icelandic: brjóstvasi — pocket over the chest
  • Ingrian: sesläkormuna — pocket over the chest
  • Italian: taschino — pocket over the chest
  • Korean: 가슴주머니 (gaseumjumeoni) — pocket over the chest
  • Polish: brustasza — pocket over the chest
  • Scottish Gaelic: pòcaid-bhroillich — pocket over the chest
  • Ottoman Turkish: قوین جیبی (koyun cebi) — pocket over the chest
  • Ottoman Turkish: قوین (koyun) — pocket over the chest