Bosom - Definition

n 1: the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are
kept; "his bosom was bursting with the secret"
2: a person's breast or chest
3: cloth that covers the chest or breasts
4: a close affectionate and protective acceptance; "his willing
embrace of new ideas"; "in the bosom of the family" [syn:
embrace, bosom]
5: the locus of feelings and intuitions; "in your heart you know
it is true"; "her story would melt your bosom" [syn: heart,
bosom]
6: either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on
the chest of a woman [syn: breast, bosom, knocker,
boob, tit, titty]
v 1: hide in one's bosom; "She bosomed his letters"
2: squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with
fondness; "Hug me, please"; "They embraced"; "He hugged her
close to him" [syn: embrace, hug, bosom, squeeze]