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noun (English)
1. (nonstandard, colloquial) A neuron.colloquialnonstandard
2. (botany) A vein in a leaf; a grain in wood.Examples: "Some plants have ornamental value because of their contrasting nerves."
3. (in the plural) One's neural structures considered collectively as, and conceptually equated with, one's psyche.Examples: "All these rationalizations for asinine behavior are getting on my nerves."; "His nerves could no longer handle the worry."in-plural
4. (in the plural) Mental agitation caused by fear, stress or other negative emotions.Examples: "Ellie had a bad case of nerves before the big test; she was a bundle of nerves."; "Put me in the hospital for nerves and then they had to commit me"in-plural
5. (polymer technology) The elastic resistance of raw rubber or other polymers to permanent deformation during processing.Examples: "The nerviness (ability to recover quickly from strain or stretching) ... generally requires it to be broken down or masticated on the mill before the other compounding ingredients are added. In the break-down operation, heat is inherently generated by the sheer action of the milling or mixing equipment on the polymer. Therefore, it is difficult to maintain the desired low temperatures during the milling or mixing... An object of this invention is to reduce the inherent nerve of ... polymers ... during break-down."
6. (obsolete) Sinew, tendon.Examples: "Come on; obey: / Thy nerves are in their infancy again, / And have no vigour in them."; "Whilst thus their fury rages at the bay, My sword our cables cut, I call'd to weigh, And charg'd my men, as they from fate would fly, Each nerve to strain, each bending oar to ply."obsolete
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To give courage.Examples: "May their example nerve us to face the enemy."; "The yellow-bearded Mailey, the old warrior, scarred with many combats and eager for more, stood beside his wife, the gentle squire who bore his weapons and nerved his arm."; "And how I strained my ears, and nerved my hands and limbs, beginning to twitch with convulsive movements, which I feared might betray me!"Synonyms: nerve uptransitive
2. (transitive) To give strength; to supply energy or vigour.Examples: "The liquor nerved up several of the men after their icy march."; "The shock nerved her, and she ran aimlessly till she fell, and for a time lay, but making a barrier of her arms, that the child should not be crushed."Synonyms: nerve up, anneal, brace, build up, confirm, enstrengthen, fortify, hardentransitive
3. (transitive, informal) To perform a neurectomy on (someone or something).Examples: "She has been trying everything (wedge pads, bar shoes, etc.) and he is still dead lame. Someone has suggested nerving him, which (I believe - correct me if I am wrong!) involves cutting the main nerve in his foot so he can be ridden without pain."; "You can't nerve a hoof and I didn't realize that the cannon bone where the nerving takes place is not part of the leg."; "Her instructor was trying to convince me that her horse's tail "needed" to be nerved."informaltransitive
4. (transitive, informal, rare) To get on (someone’s) nerves; to annoy, irritate, or bother (someone).Examples: "I guess, my previous message never came in the net..so again: (hope, i don't nerve anyone) We want to combine different LAN's via fiberoptic cable (Monomode) to the Internet."; "No way was I assured, but after that the doctor refused to answer anymore questions. Instead, he wouldn’t stop nerving me to give him a guided tour of the berserker."; "Do not nerve others: Of course it helps to talk to others. But just when you've got a lot of information, that can be annoying."informalraretransitive
5. (intransitive, informal, rare) To be nervous.Examples: "Mathias slowly leads his hand down to the holster... yeah, cool steel... his fingers wrap around the grip of his Smith & Wesson's, dragging it out, aiming and... In other words: Stop nerving, damiac14!"; "use the extrapolar solution, don't nerve."; "Speaking of Camden, I pulled off I-676 once to clean my windshield on the side of some surface street before turning around to shoot the Ben Franklin Bridge Westbound and I must say I was a bit nervous knowing the reputation, and I don't "nerve" easily."informalintransitiverare
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