Definitions for nerve

Definitions for (noun) nerve

Main entry: nerve, brass, cheek, boldness, face

Definition: impudent aggressiveness

Usage: I couldn't believe her boldness; he had the effrontery to question my honesty


Main entry: heart, spunk, nerve, mettle

Definition: the courage to carry on

Usage: he kept fighting on pure spunk; you haven't got the heart for baseball


Main entry: nerve, nervus

Definition: any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body


Definitions for (verb) nerve

Main entry: nerve, steel

Definition: get ready for something difficult or unpleasant


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