Main Entry: ²course

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): coursed; cours·ing

Date: 15th century

transitive verb 1 : to follow close upon : pursue
2 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>