Heart

/hɑːt/

noun

  1. A muscular organ that pumps blood through the body, traditionally thought to be the seat of emotion.

  2. Emotions, kindness, moral effort, or spirit in general.

    The team lost, but they showed a lot of heart.

  3. The seat of the affections or sensibilities, collectively or separately, as love, hate, joy, grief, courage, etc.; rarely, the seat of the understanding or will; usually in a good sense; personality.

    a good, tender, loving, bad, hard, or selfish heart

Synonyms: bravery, nerve, crux, gist, honey, sugar

verb

  1. To be fond of. Often bracketed or abbreviated with a heart symbol.

    2008 July 25, "The Media Hearts Obama?", On The Media, National Public Radio

  2. To give heart to; to hearten; to encourage.

  3. To fill an interior with rubble, as a wall or a breakwater.

Synonyms: less than three, love

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