breasting
Pushing through directly
Breasting is moving forward against something, chest-first.
A swimmer breasts the waves; a runner breasts the finish-line tape.
The word suggests pushing through resistance: She breasted the crowd to reach the stage.
In cooking, breasting means removing the breast meat from poultry.
The term also appears in mountaineering for ascending a slope by facing it directly.
Directed toward something
- opposingStanding against something
- challengingHard to accomplish
- resistingActively opposing pressure
- withstandingTolerating force or hardship
defying · encountering · meeting · tackling · addressing · braving · pushing through · overcoming
Respectful forward inclination
- prowVessel's forward section
- hullOuter covering or frame
- wavesTraveling energy disturbances
- currentDirected flow of charge
tide · swell · wake · keel · cutting through · plowing · surging · cresting
Highest point or tuft
slope · summit · topping · reaching · climbing · ascending · mountaintop · elevation
facing
Directed toward something
- opposingStanding against something
- challengingHard to accomplish
- resistingActively opposing pressure
withstanding · defying · encountering · meeting · tackling · addressing · braving · pushing through · overcoming · surmounting
bow
Respectful forward inclination
current · tide · swell · wake · keel · cutting through · plowing · surging · cresting · swells
crest
Highest point or tuft
rise · slope · summit · topping · reaching · climbing · ascending · mountaintop · elevation · apex
finish line
Race completion marker
crossing · sprinting · victory · champion · runner · athlete · track · competition · record · first place
stroke
Sudden brain blood blockage
lane · glide · kick · pull · racing · touch · wall · turn · finish line · competition
breastingfleeing
Rapid escape from danger
avoiding · evading · shying away from · dodging · sidestepping
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