1. The rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
   "he could feel the pulse of her heart";
   - pulsation, heartbeat, beat
    
2. The rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health
   "The nurse recorded the patient's pulse rate as part of the routine check-up";
   - pulse rate, heart rate
    
3. (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
   "the pulses seemed to be coming from a star";
   - pulsation, pulsing, impulse
    
4. Edible seeds of various pod-bearing plants (peas, beans or lentils etc.)
   "The vegetarian diet was rich in pulses for protein"
    
5. A rhythmic surge or flow of activity, feeling, energy or sound
   "The pulse of city life"; "You could feel the pulse of the music";
   - throb

1. Expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically
   "The baby's heart was pulsing again after the surgeon massaged it";
   - pulsate, throb
    
2. Produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses
   "a transmitter pulsed by an electronic tube"; "pulse waves";
   - pulsate
    
3. Drive by or as if by pulsation
   "A soft breeze pulsed the air"

Derived forms: pulsing, pulses, pulsed

Type of: beat, create, displace, legume, make, move, periodic event, pound, produce, rate, recurrent event, thump, undulation, vital sign, wave

Encyclopedia: Pulse