Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pulse

4 senses of pulse

Sense 1
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")
       => wave, undulation -- ((physics) a movement up and down or back and forth)

Sense 2
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")
       => periodic event, recurrent event -- (an event that recurs at intervals)

Sense 3
pulse, pulse rate, heart rate -- (the rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health)
       => vital sign -- (sign of life; usually an indicator of a person's general physical condition; "he was still alive but his vital signs were weak")
       => rate -- (a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit; "they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour"; "the rate of change was faster than expected")

Sense 4
pulse -- (edible seeds of various pod-bearing plants (peas or beans or lentils etc.))
       => legume -- (the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils))

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb pulse

3 senses of pulse

Sense 1
pulsate, throb, pulse -- (expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically; "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it")
       => beat, pound, thump -- (move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast")

Sense 2
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")
       => produce, make, create -- (create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries")

Sense 3
pulse -- (drive by or as if by pulsation; "A soft breeze pulsed the air")
       => move, displace -- (cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant")