Heartbeat has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
Noun
Noun
1
the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
"he could feel the beat of her heart"
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"
3
an animating or vital unifying force
"New York is the commercial heartbeat of America"
4
One pulsation of the heart; especially an irregular one, hence the emotion which causes it.
"The sudden thunderclap made her heartbeat skip a beat as fear gripped her chest."
Example Sentences
"he could feel the beat of her heart"
noun
"if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash"
noun
"New York is the commercial heartbeat of America"
noun
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Narrower Terms (hyponyms)