Heart Meaning

There are 10 meaning(s) for word Heart

Meaning 1 : the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body

    Example : he stood still, his heart thumping wildly

    Synonyms : pump,  ticker
Meaning 2 : the courage to carry on

    Example : you haven't got the heart for baseball

    Synonyms : mettle,  nerve,  spunk
Meaning 3 : an area that is approximately central within some larger region

    Example : they ran forward into the heart of the struggle

    Synonyms : center,  centre,  eye,  middle
Meaning 4 : the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

    Example : the heart and soul of the Republican Party

    Synonyms : center,  centre,  core,  essence,  gist,  heart and soul,  inwardness,  kernel,  marrow,  meat,  nitty-gritty,  nub,  pith,  substance,  sum
Meaning 5 : the locus of feelings and intuitions

    Example : in your heart you know it is true

    Synonyms : bosom
Meaning 6 : a positive feeling of liking

    Example : the child won everyone's heart

    Synonyms : affection,  affectionateness,  fondness,  philia,  tenderness,  warmheartedness,  warmness
Meaning 7 : an inclination or tendency of a certain kind

    Example : he had a change of heart

    Synonyms : spirit
Meaning 8 : a firm rather dry variety meat (usually beef or veal)

    Example : a five-pound beef heart will serve six

Meaning 9 : a plane figure with rounded sides curving inward at the top and intersecting at the bottom; conventionally used on playing cards and valentines

    Example : he drew a heart and called it a valentine

Meaning 10 : a playing card in the major suit that has one or more red hearts on it

    Example : he led the queen of hearts,hearts were trumps

How to Pronounce Heart

  • hɑrt


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