1. (

• nerve ,
• nervus

) any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body ;

2. (

• heart ,
• mettle ,
• nerve ,
• spunk

) the courage to carry on; "he kept fighting on pure spunk"; "you haven't got the heart for baseball" ;

3. (

• boldness ,
• nerve ,
• brass ,
• face ,
• cheek

) impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn't believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty" ;

1. (

• steel ,
• nerve

) get ready for something difficult or unpleasant ;