course (
http://definr.com/course)
n 1: education imparted in a series of lessons or class meetings;
"he took a course in basket weaving"; "flirting is not
unknown in college classes" [syn:
course of study, {course
of instruction},
class]
2: a connected series of events or actions or developments;
"the government took a firm course"; "historians can only
point out those lines for which evidence is available"
[syn:
line]
3: facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water
laid out for a sport; "the course had only nine holes";
"the course was less than a mile"
4: a mode of action; "if you persist in that course you will
surely fail" [syn:
course of action]
5: a line or route along which something travels or moves: "the
hurricane demolished houses in its path"; "the track of an
animal"; "the course of the river" [syn:
path,
track]
6: general line of orientation: "the river takes a southern
course"; "the northeastern trend of the coast" [syn:
trend]
7: part of a meal served at one time; "she prepared a three
course meal"
8: a layer of masonry; "a course of bricks" [syn:
row]
adv : as might be expected; "naturally, the lawyer sent us a huge
bill" [syn:
naturally,
of course] [ant:
unnaturally]
v 1: move along, of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave" [syn:
run,
flow]
2: hunt (game) with hounds; "He often courses hares"