chest up

verb

To bump one's chest into (another person) aggressively; to physically challenge or confront.

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Meanings

verbchest up (third-person singular simple present chests up, present participle chesting up, simple past and past participle chested up)

present singular third person chests up · participle present chesting up · participle past chested up · past chested up

  1. informaltransitiveTo bump one's chest into (another person) aggressively; to physically challenge or confront.
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APA

chest up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chest%20up

MLA

“chest up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chest%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chest up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chest%20up.

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