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