to feel the pulse of
1feel the pulse of — ► feel (or take) the pulse of ascertain the mood or opinion of. Main Entry: ↑pulse …
2feel the pulse of — see pulse I …
3feel the pulse — check the heart rate by pressing the fingers against veins in the wrist or neck …
4take the pulse of — take (or feel) the pulse of determine the heart rate of (someone) by feeling and timing the pulsation of an artery a nurse came in and took his pulse ■ figurative ascertain the general mood or opinion of he hopped around the country to visit… …
5take the pulse of — ► feel (or take) the pulse of ascertain the mood or opinion of. Main Entry: ↑pulse …
6Pulse — Pulse, n. [OE. pous, OF. pous, F. pouls, fr. L. pulsus (sc. venarum), the beating of the pulse, the pulse, from pellere, pulsum, to beat, strike; cf. Gr. ? to swing, shake, ? to shake. Cf. {Appeal}, {Compel}, {Impel}, {Push}.] 1. (Physiol.) The… …
7Pulse glass — Pulse Pulse, n. [OE. pous, OF. pous, F. pouls, fr. L. pulsus (sc. venarum), the beating of the pulse, the pulse, from pellere, pulsum, to beat, strike; cf. Gr. ? to swing, shake, ? to shake. Cf. {Appeal}, {Compel}, {Impel}, {Push}.] 1. (Physiol.) …
8Pulse wave — Pulse Pulse, n. [OE. pous, OF. pous, F. pouls, fr. L. pulsus (sc. venarum), the beating of the pulse, the pulse, from pellere, pulsum, to beat, strike; cf. Gr. ? to swing, shake, ? to shake. Cf. {Appeal}, {Compel}, {Impel}, {Push}.] 1. (Physiol.) …
9The Future Sound of London — FSOL band member Garry Cobain at the 2009 Gogolfest in Kiev, Ukraine Background information Also known as see below …
10pulse — Ⅰ. pulse [1] ► NOUN 1) the rhythmical throbbing of the arteries as blood is propelled through them. 2) each successive throb of the arteries. 3) a single vibration or short burst of sound, electric current, light, etc. 4) a musical beat or other… …
