Course meanings. All definitions of Course

noun course a sail on any of the lowest yards of a square-rigged ship 3

verb transitive course to run or chase after; pursue 3

verb transitive course to cause (esp. hunting hounds) to chase 3

intransitive verb course to move swiftly; run or race 3

noun course a direction or route taken or to be taken. 1

noun course the path, route, or channel along which anything moves: the course of a stream. 1

noun course advance or progression in a particular direction; forward or onward movement. 1

noun course the continuous passage or progress through time or a succession of stages: in the course of a year; in the course of the battle. 1

noun course the track, ground, water, etc., on which a race is run, sailed, etc.: One runner fell halfway around the course. 1

noun course a particular manner of proceeding: a course of action. 1

noun course a customary manner of procedure; regular or natural order of events: as a matter of course; the course of a disease. 1

noun course a mode of conduct; behavior. 1

noun course a systematized or prescribed series: a course of lectures; a course of medical treatments. 1

noun course a program of instruction, as in a college or university: a course in economics. 1

noun course a prescribed number of instruction periods or classes in a particular field of study. 1

noun course a part of a meal served at one time: The main course was roast chicken with mashed potatoes and peas. 1

noun course Navigation. the line along the earth's surface upon or over which a vessel, an aircraft, etc., proceeds: described by its bearing with relation to true or magnetic north. a point of the compass. 1

noun course Nautical. the lowermost sail on a fully square-rigged mast: designated by a special name, as foresail or mainsail, or by the designation of the mast itself, as fore course or main course. 1

noun course Building Trades. a continuous and usually horizontal range of bricks, shingles, etc., as in a wall or roof. 1

noun course one of the pairs of strings on an instrument of the lute family, tuned in unison or in octaves to increase the volume. 1

noun course the row of stitches going across from side to side in knitting and other needlework (opposed to wale). 1

noun course Often, courses. the menses. 1

noun course a charge by knights in a tournament. 1

noun course a pursuit of game with dogs by sight rather than by scent. 1

noun course golf course. 1

noun course a race. 1

verb with object course to run through or over. 1

verb with object course to chase; pursue. 1

verb with object course to hunt (game) with dogs by sight rather than by scent. 1

verb with object course to cause (dogs) to pursue game by sight rather than by scent. 1

verb with object course Masonry. to lay (bricks, stones, etc.) in courses. 1

verb without object course to follow a course; direct one's course. 1

verb without object course to run, race, or move swiftly: The blood of ancient emperors courses through his veins. 1

verb without object course to take part in a hunt with hounds, a tilting match, etc. 1

idioms course in due course, in the proper or natural order of events; eventually: They will get their comeuppance in due course. 1

idioms course of course, certainly; definitely: Of course I'll come to the party. in the usual or natural order of things: Extra services are charged for, of course. 1

noun course direction of travel 1

noun course flow, path 1

noun course trajectory 1

noun course progress 1

noun course programme of study 1

noun course part of a meal 1

noun course path of action 1

intransitive verb course water, blood: move quickly 1

transitive verb course chase, hunt 1

transitive verb course traverse 1

noun course The route or direction followed by a ship, aircraft, road, or river. 1

noun course A sequence of events. 0

noun course A path that something or someone moves along. 0

noun course (nautical) The lowest square sail in a fully rigged mast, often named according to the mast. 0

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