Meaning & Definition of Heart in English

1. The locus of feelings and intuitions

• "In your heart you know it is true"

• "Her story would melt your bosom"

2. 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"

3. The courage to carry on

• "He kept fighting on pure spunk"

• "You haven't got the heart for baseball"

4. 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"

5. 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"

6. An inclination or tendency of a certain kind

• "He had a change of heart"

7. 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"

8. A firm rather dry variety meat (usually beef or veal)

• "A five-pound beef heart will serve six"

9. A positive feeling of liking

• "He had trouble expressing the affection he felt"

• "The child won everyone's heart"

• "The warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home"

10. 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"