heart

/ˈhärt/

Middle English hert, from Old English heorte; akin to Old High German herza heart, Latin cord-, cor, Greek kardia

noun

  1. a hollow muscular organ of vertebrate animals that by its rhythmic contraction acts as a force pump maintaining the circulation of the blood

  2. a structure in an invertebrate animal functionally analogous to the vertebrate heart

  3. breast, bosom

could feel her heart pounding

verb

  1. love

  2. to like an online post, comment, etc., especially by clicking or tapping a heart-shaped symbol

  3. hearten

Jane hearts John.

geographical name

  1. river in southwestern North Dakota flowing 200 miles (320 kilometers) east into the Missouri River opposite Bismarck