English noun: heartbeat |
1. | heartbeat (event) the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart |
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| Samples | He could feel the beat of her heart.
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| Synonyms | beat, pulsation, pulse |
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| Broader (hypernym) | periodic event, recurrent event |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | diastole, pounding, systole, throb, throbbing |
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2. | heartbeat (time) a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat) |
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| Samples | If I had the chance I'd do it in a flash.
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| Synonyms | blink of an eye, flash, instant, jiffy, New York minute, split second, trice, twinkling, wink |
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| Broader (hypernym) | bit, minute, mo, moment, second |
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3. | heartbeat (attribute) an animating or vital unifying force |
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| Samples | New York is the commercial heartbeat of America.
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| Broader (hypernym) | force |
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