n the locus of feelings and intuitions
in your heart you know it is true
n the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body
he stood still, his heart thumping wildly
n the courage to carry on
you haven't got the heart for baseball
n an area that is approximately central within some larger region
they ran forward into the heart of the struggle
n the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
the heart and soul of the Republican Party
n an inclination or tendency of a certain kind
he had a change of heart
n a plane figure with rounded sides curving inward at the top and intersecting at the bottom; conventionally used on playing cards and valentines
he drew a heart and called it a valentine
n a firm rather dry variety meat (usually beef or veal)
a five-pound beef heart will serve six
n a positive feeling of liking
the child won everyone's heart
n a playing card in the major suit that has one or more red hearts on it
he led the queen of hearts hearts were trumps
n an emergency procedure that employs rhythmic compression of the heart (either through the chest wall or, during surgery, directly to the heart) in an attempt to maintain circulation during cardiac arrest