Noun: nerve nurv
- Bundle of fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body that transmit sensory and motor impulses
"The sciatic nerve runs from the lower back down each leg";
- nervus
- The courage to carry on
"you haven't got the nerve for baseball";
- heart, mettle, spunk [informal]
- Impudent aggressiveness
"I couldn't believe her nerve";
- boldness, brass, face, cheek, brass neck [Brit, informal]
- Get ready for something difficult or unpleasant
"She nerved herself for the challenging presentation";
- steel
Derived forms: nerved, nerves, nerving
Type of: aggressiveness, bottle [Brit, informal], brace, braveness, bravery, courage, courageousness, fascicle, fasciculus, fiber bundle [US], fibre bundle [Brit, Cdn], poise
Encyclopedia: Nerve