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Meaning of nerve

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  nerve
      n 1: any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and
           tissues of the body [syn: {nerve}, {nervus}]
      2: the courage to carry on; "he kept fighting on pure spunk";
         "you haven't got the heart for baseball" [syn: {heart},
         {mettle}, {nerve}, {spunk}]
      3: impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn't believe her boldness";
         "he had the effrontery to question my honesty" [syn:
         {boldness}, {nerve}, {brass}, {face}, {cheek}]
      v 1: get ready for something difficult or unpleasant [syn:
           {steel}, {nerve}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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