nervenoun/nɜːv/

• 1

  A bundle of neurons with their connective tissue sheaths, blood vessels and lymphatics.

  • The nerves can be seen through the skin.
  • Like her I go; I cannot stay; ⁠I leave this mortal ark behind, A weight of nerves without a mind, And leave the cliffs, and haste away […]
• 2

  A neuron.

• 3

  biologybotanynatural-sciencesA vein in a leaf; a grain in wood.

  • Some plants have ornamental value because of their contrasting nerves.
• 4

  Courage; boldness; audacity; gall.

  • He had the nerve to enter my house uninvited.
  • He hasn't the nerve to tell her he likes her.
• 5

  Patience; stamina; endurance, fortitude.

  • The web-team found git-sed is really a time and nerve saver when doing mass changes on your repositories
  • He led me on to mightiest deeds, / Above the nerve of mortal arm.
• 6

  One's neural structures considered collectively as, and conceptually equated with, one's psyche.

  • All these rationalizations for asinine behavior are getting on my nerves.
  • His nerves could no longer handle the worry.
• 7

  Mental agitation caused by fear, stress or other negative emotions.

  • 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
• 8

  The elastic resistance of raw rubber or other polymers to permanent deformation during processing.

  • 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.

nerveverb/nɜːv/

• 1

  To give courage.

  • 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.
• 2

  To give strength; to supply energy or vigour.

  • 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.
• 3

  informalTo perform a neurectomy on (someone or something).

  • 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.
• 4

  rareinformalTo get on (someone’s) nerves; to annoy, irritate, or bother (someone).

  • 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.
• 5

  rareinformalTo be nervous.

  • 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.