pulse
1. [ verb ] expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically
Synonyms: throb pulsate
Examples:

"The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it"

Related terms: beat beat
2. [ noun ] the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
Synonyms: heartbeat beat pulsation
Examples:

"he could feel the beat of her heart"

Related terms: periodic_event throb diastole systole beat pulsate
3. [ noun ] (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
Synonyms: pulsation impulse pulsing
Examples:

"the pulsations seemed to be coming from a star"

Related terms: wave electronics
4. [ verb ] (electronics) produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses
Synonyms: pulsate
Examples:

"pulse waves" "a transmitter pulsed by an electronic tube"

Related terms: produce pulsation
5. [ noun ] (medicine) the rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health
Synonyms: heart_rate pulse_rate
Related terms: rate vital_sign radial_pulse femoral_pulse
6. [ verb ] drive by or as if by pulsation
Examples:

"A soft breeze pulsed the air"

Related terms: move pulsate
7. [ noun ] (chemistry,food) edible seeds of various pod-bearing plants (peas or beans or lentils etc.)
Related terms: legume
Similar spelling:   Puls
  Pullis
  Pulos
  Pulex
  pulque
  Pulice