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heart attack |
1. n. An acute myocardial infarction, sometimes fatal, caused by the sudden occurrence of coronary thrombosis, which obstructs the blood supply to the heart and leads to necrosis of heart muscle tissue. |
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2. n. (figuratively) Death or failure. |
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My computer had a heart attack when I tried to get it to run that program. |
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heart |
1. n. (anatomy) A muscular organ that pumps blood through the body, traditionally thought to be the seat of emotion. |
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2. n. Emotions, kindness, moral effort, or spirit in general. |
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The team lost, but they showed a lot of heart. |
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3. n. The seat of the affections or sensibilities, collectively or separately, as love, hate, joy, grief, courage, etc.; rarely, the seat of the understanding or will; usually in a good sense; personality. |
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a good, tender, loving, bad, hard, or selfish heart |
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attack |
1. n. An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of opponent or enemy. |
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2. n. An attempt to detract from the worth or credibility of, a person, position, idea, object, or thing, by physical, verbal, emotional, or other assault. |
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They claimed the censorship of the article was an attack on free speech. |
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3. n. A time in which one attacks; the offence of a battle. |
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The army timed their attack to coincide with the local celebrations. |
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