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Course

kɔːs

Course definitions
noun
course courses
  1. the route or direction followed by a ship, aircraft, road, or river

    "the road adopts a tortuous course along the coast"

    • the way in which something progresses or develops

      "the course of history"

    • a procedure adopted to deal with a situation

      "my decision had seemed to be the wisest course open to me at the time"

  2. a series of lectures or lessons in a particular subject, leading to an examination or qualification

    "a business studies course"

    programme of study course of study educational programme set of lectures curriculum syllabus schedule
    • a series of repeated treatments or doses of medication

      "the doctor prescribed a course of antibiotics"

    • a series of changes which brings the bells back to their original order, or the changes of a particular bell
  3. a dish, or a set of dishes served together, forming one of the successive parts of a meal

    "guests are offered a choice of main course"

    dish menu item
  4. an area of land set aside and prepared for racing, golf, or another sport

    "a golf course"

  5. a continuous horizontal layer of brick, stone, or other material in a wall
  6. a set of adjacent strings on a guitar, lute, etc., tuned to the same note
  7. a pursuit of game (especially hares) with greyhounds by sight rather than scent
  8. a sail on the lowest yards of a square-rigged ship
verb
course coursed courses coursing
  1. (of liquid) move without obstruction; flow

    "tears were coursing down her cheeks"

  2. pursue (game, especially hares) with greyhounds using sight rather than scent

    "many of the hares coursed escaped unharmed"