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    • heart :the locus of feelings and intuitions
      • in your heart you know it is true|her story would melt your bosom

    • heart :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

    • heart :the courage to carry on
      • he kept fighting on pure spunk|you haven't got the heart for baseball

    • heart :an area that is approximately central within some larger region
      • it is in the center of town|they ran forward into the heart of the struggle|they were in the eye of the storm

    • heart :the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
      • the gist of the prosecutor's argument|the heart and soul of the Republican Party|the nub of the story

    • heart :an inclination or tendency of a certain kind
      • he had a change of heart

    • heart :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

    • heart :a firm rather dry variety meat (usually beef or veal)
      • a five-pound beef heart will serve six

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