course
noun
- 1
A sequence of events.
“The normal course of events seems to be just one damned thing after another.”
- 2
A path that something or someone moves along.
“His illness ran its course.”
- 3
The lowest square sail in a fully rigged mast, often named according to the mast.
“Main course and mainsail are the same thing in a sailing ship.”
- 4
(in the plural, courses) Menses.
- 5
A row or file of objects.
- 6
One or more strings on some musical instruments (such as the guitar, lute or vihuela): if multiple, then closely spaced, tuned in unison or octaves and intended to played together.
verb
- 1
To run or flow (especially of liquids and more particularly blood).
“Blood pumped around the human body courses throughout all its veins and arteries.”
- 2
To run through or over.
- 3
To pursue by tracking or estimating the course taken by one's prey; to follow or chase after.
- 4
To cause to chase after or pursue game.
“to course greyhounds after deer”
adverb
- 1
In due course; as a matter of course, as a natural result.
- 2
Naturally, as would be expected; for obvious reasons, obviously.
“Of course I know that!”
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