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(1):

(v. t.) To give strength or vigor to; to supply with force; as, fear nerved his arm.

(2):

(n.) Physical force or steadiness; muscular power and control; constitutional vigor.

(3):

(n.) A sinew or a tendon.

(4):

(n.) One of the whitish and elastic bundles of fibers, with the accompanying tissues, which transmit nervous impulses between nerve centers and various parts of the animal body.

(5):

(n.) One of the principal fibrovascular bundles or ribs of a leaf, especially when these extend straight from the base or the midrib of the leaf.

(6):

(n.) One of the nervures, or veins, in the wings of insects.

(7):

(n.) Steadiness and firmness of mind; self-command in personal danger, or under suffering; unshaken courage and endurance; coolness; pluck; resolution.

(8):

(n.) Audacity; assurance.