Main Entry:

²course

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

coursed; cours·ing

Date:

15th century

transitive verb1: to follow close upon : pursue2 a: to hunt or pursue (game) with hounds b: to cause (dogs) to run (as after game)3: to run or move swiftly through or over : traverse <jets coursed the area daily>intransitive verb: to run or pass rapidly along or as if along an indicated path <blood coursing through the veins>