course
 course (kôrs, kōrs)n.
1.
a. Onward movement in a particular direction; progress:
the course of events.
b. Movement in time; duration:
in the course of a year.
2. The direction of continuing movement:
took a northern course.
3. The route or path taken by something, such as a stream, that moves. See Synonyms at way.
4. Sports.
a. A designated area of land or water on which a race is held:
the course of a marathon.
b. A golf course.
5. A mode of action or behavior:
followed the best course and invested her money.
6. A typical or natural manner of proceeding or developing; customary passage:
a fad that ran its course.
7. A systematic or orderly succession; a sequence:
a course of medical treatments.
8. A continuous layer of building material, such as brick or tile, on a wall or roof of a building.
9.
a. A complete body of prescribed studies constituting a curriculum:
a four-year course in engineering.
b. A unit of such a curriculum:
took an introductory course in chemistry; passed her calculus course.
10. A part of a meal served as a unit at one time:
The first course was a delicious soup.
11. Nautical. The lowest sail on a mast of a square-rigged ship.
12. A point on the compass, especially the one toward which a vehicle, such as a ship, is moving.v. coursed, cours·ing, cours·esv. tr.
1. To move swiftly through or over; traverse:
ships coursing the seas.
2.
a. To hunt (game) with hounds.
b. To set (hounds) to chase game.v. intr.
1. To proceed or move swiftly along a specified course: “Big tears now coursed down her face” (Iris Murdoch).
2. To hunt game with hounds.Idioms:in due course
At the proper or right time.of course
1. In the natural or expected order of things; naturally.
2. Without any doubt; certainly. [Middle English, from Old French cours, from Latin cursus, from past participle of currere, to run. See kers- in Indo-European Roots.]
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