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"Nerve" Definition

noun

A sore point or sensitive subject: The criticism touched a nerve.
A vein or rib in the wing of an insect.
Any of the cordlike bundles of fibers made up of neurons through which sensory stimuli and motor impulses pass between the brain or other parts of the central nervous system and the eyes, glands, muscles, and other parts of the body. Nerves form a network of pathways for conducting information throughout the body.
Brazen boldness; effrontery: had the nerve to deny it.
Courage and control under pressure: lost his nerve at the last minute.

idiom

Strain every nerve To make every effort.

verb-transitive

To give strength or courage to.

verb

To give strength or courage to supply with physical or moral force.

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