heartbeat

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noun

1. the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart (Freq. 2)
- he could feel the beat of her heart
• Syn:
pulse, pulsation, beat
• Derivationally related forms:
beat (for: beat), pulsate (for: pulsation), pulse (for: pulse), pulsate (for: pulse)
• Hypernyms:
periodic event, recurrent event
• Hyponyms:
diastole, systole, throb, throbbing, pounding
2. a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
- if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash
• Syn:
blink of an eye, flash, instant, jiffy, split second,
trice, twinkling, wink, New York minute
• Derivationally related forms:
flash (for: flash)
• Hypernyms:
moment, mo, minute, second, bit
3. an animating or vital unifying force
- New York is the commercial heartbeat of America
• Hypernyms:
force

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  pulse, pulsation, beat