Meaning & Definition of Nerve in English
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Nerve
/nərv/
noun
1. Any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
synonym:
- nerve,
- nervus
2. The courage to carry on
- "He kept fighting on pure spunk"
- "You haven't got the heart for baseball"
synonym:
- heart,
- mettle,
- nerve,
- spunk
3. Impudent aggressiveness
- "I couldn't believe her boldness"
- "He had the effrontery to question my honesty"
synonym:
- boldness,
- nerve,
- brass,
- face,
- cheek
verb
1. Get ready for something difficult or unpleasant
synonym:
- steel,
- nerve
Examples of using
Boy, you've got some nerve showing up in my castle unannounced. But you haven't paid your taxes in a month, so I have no money for dinner this morning!
I don't have the nerve to watch it.
The sciatic nerve is the longest nerve in the human body.