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Noun pulse has 4 senses

pulsation, pulsing, pulse, impulse - (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients); "the pulsations seemed to be coming from a star"
--₁ is a kind of wave, undulation

Derived forms: verb pulse₂, verb pulsate₃
pulse, pulsation, heartbeat, beat - the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart; "he could feel the beat of her heart"
--₂ is a kind of periodic event, recurrent event
--₂ has particulars: diastole; systole; throb, throbbing, pounding
Derived forms: verb pulse₁, verb pulsate₁
pulse, pulse rate, heart rate - the rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health
--₃ is a kind of vital sign; rate
--₃ has particulars: femoral pulse; radial pulse
Derived forms: verb pulse₁, verb pulsate₁
pulse - edible seeds of various pod-bearing plants (peas or beans or lentils etc.)
--₄ is a kind of legume

Verb pulse has 3 senses

pulsate, throb, pulse - expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically; "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it"
--₁ is one way to beat, pound, thump

Derived forms: noun pulse₃, noun pulse₂
Sample sentences:
The crowds pulse in the streets
The streets pulse with crowds
pulse, pulsate - produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses; "pulse waves"; "a transmitter pulsed by an electronic tube"
--₂ is one way to produce, make, create

Derived forms: noun pulse₁, noun pulsing₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
pulse - drive by or as if by pulsation; "A soft breeze pulsed the air"
--₃ is one way to move, displace
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something