noun
- The hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body.
- usage: "he stood still, his heart thumping wildly"
- A small portable timepiece.
- synonyms: watch
- A character printer that automatically prints stock quotations on ticker tape.
- synonyms: stock ticker
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