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The muscle that gets blood from the veins and sends it through the arteries. Also: The main or most important part.

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Usage examples (36)
  • Appreciation is the memory of the heart.
  • In your heart you know it is true
  • He had a change of heart
  • They ran forward into the heart of the struggle
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  • The "hart" (grown male deer) has a pulsing "heart" (the organ that pumps blood through the circulatory system) and a "hard" (not soft; firm or tough) head.
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