heart

noun

1. 1

   a playing card in the major suit that has one or more red hearts on it

   he led the queen of hearts

   hearts were trumps

2. 2

   an inclination or tendency of a certain kind

   he had a change of heart

3. 3

   the courage to carry on

   he kept fighting on pure spunk

   you haven't got the heart for baseball

4. 4

   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

5. 5

   the locus of feelings and intuitions

   in your heart you know it is true

   her story would melt your bosom

6. 6

   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

7. 7

   a positive feeling of liking

   he had trouble expressing the affection he felt

   the child won everyone's heart

8. 8

   a firm rather dry variety meat (usually beef or veal)

   a five-pound beef heart will serve six

9. 9

   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

10. 10

    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