"chest down" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: chests down [present, singular, third-person], chesting down [participle, present], chested down [participle, past], chested down [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} chest down (third-person singular simple present chests down, present participle chesting down, simple past and past participle chested down)
  1. (ball games, especially soccer) to control a high ball with the chest (for example, in order to shoot, dribble, or pass it) Tags: especially Categories (topical): Ball games, Football (soccer)

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