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course definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb course 1 of 2 senses of course Sense 1 run, flow, course => flush => jet, gush => tide, surge => circulate => eddy, purl, whirlpool, swirl, whirl => waste, run off => run down => pour => spill, run out => stream, well out => trickle, dribble, filter => drain, run out => seep, ooze => gutter Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb course 1 of 2 senses of course Sense 1 run, flow, course => flush => wash down flush down => jet, gush => tide, surge => circulate => eddy, purl, whirlpool, swirl, whirl => waste, run off => run down => pour => spurt, spirt, gush, spout => pump => blow => whoosh => spill, run out => overflow, overrun, well over run over brim over => geyser => stream, well out => spin => centrifuge, centrifugate => trickle, dribble, filter => leach, percolate => drain, run out => seep, ooze => gutter Entailment of verb course Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb course 2 senses of course Sense 1 run, flow, course => move Sense 2 course => hunt, run, hunt down track down Familiarity of verb course course used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb course Sense 1 run, flow, course => move -------------- Sense 2 course => hunt, run, hunt down track down -------------- Grep of noun course anal intercourse change of course collision course concourse correspondence course course course catalog course catalogue course credit course of action course of instruction course of lectures course of study courser direct discourse discourse extension course golf course indirect discourse industrial watercourse intercourse main course matter of course mizzen course orientation course outercourse racecourse recourse refresher course sexual intercourse social intercourse universe of discourse watercourse Overview of noun course The noun course has 8 senses (first 7 from tagged texts) 1. (416) course, course of study, course of instruction, class -- (education imparted in a series of lessons or class meetings; "he took a course in basket weaving"; "flirting is not unknown in college classes") 2. (158) course, line -- (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") 3. (147) course -- (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. (99) course, course of action -- (a mode of action "if you persist in that course you will surely fail") 5. (50) path, track, course -- (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") 6. (47) course, trend -- (general line of orientation: "the river takes a southern course"; "the northeastern trend of the coast") 7. (17) course -- (part of a meal served at one time; "she prepared a three course meal") 8. course, row -- (a layer of masonry; "a course of bricks") Overview of verb course The verb course has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. run, flow, course -- (move along of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave") 2. course -- (hunt (game) with hounds; "He often courses hares") Overview of adv course The adv course has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) naturally, of course, course -- (as might be expected; "naturally, the lawyer sent us a huge bill") Grep of adj course matter-of-course Overview of noun course The noun course has 8 senses (first 7 from tagged texts) 1. (416) course, course of study, course of instruction, class -- (education imparted in a series of lessons or class meetings; "he took a course in basket weaving"; "flirting is not unknown in college classes") 2. (158) course, line -- (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") 3. (147) course -- (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. (99) course, course of action -- (a mode of action "if you persist in that course you will surely fail") 5. (50) path, track, course -- (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") 6. (47) course, trend -- (general line of orientation: "the river takes a southern course"; "the northeastern trend of the coast") 7. (17) course -- (part of a meal served at one time; "she prepared a three course meal") 8. course, row -- (a layer of masonry; "a course of bricks") Overview of verb course The verb course has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. run, flow, course -- (move along of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave") 2. course -- (hunt (game) with hounds; "He often courses hares") Overview of adv course The adv course has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) naturally, of course, course -- (as might be expected; "naturally, the lawyer sent us a huge bill")
course definition
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