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Breast (Verb)

Confront bodily; "breast the storm".

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.

She stood at the edge of the raging sea, her face set to breast the stormy waves.
The hikers prepared to breast the mountain's steep slope.
The firefighters had to breast the flames to rescue those trapped inside.
The small sailboat rode the waves and seemed to breast the turbulent sea with ease.
The group steeled themselves to breast the howling wind.

Reach the summit (of a mountain); "They breasted the mountain"; "Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit".

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

The climbers slowly breasted the mountain, their footsteps heavy in the dense fog.
We struggled through the icy winds, straining to breast the mountain's unforgiving slope.
She became the first to breast the mountain, her pace unbroken despite the treacherous terrain.
Their team worked together, using ropes to help each other breast the mountain's steepest face.
The exhausted hiker had almost given up, but managed to breast the mountain just at sunset.

Meet at breast level; "The runner breasted the tape".

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.

The cyclist breasted the steep hill, standing up from the saddle to gain more power.
She rose up from her seat to breast the waves of dense fog rolling in.
A gust of wind blew stronger, forcing the pilot to breast the air pocket smoothly.
As she ran towards the finish line, she prepared to breast the ribbon in first place.
The sailors struggled to breast the high seas and steer their boat back to safety.