coursed

1. 1
   verb

   Simple past and past participle of course. Use this form for something that already happened.

   Tears coursed down her cheeks during the sad movie.

   Water coursed through the old stone channels after the rain.

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2. 2
   adjective

   Laid out in flat, even rows, like bricks or stones in a wall.

   Like books stacked in neat, level layers.

   The garden wall was built from neatly coursed stone.

   Coursed brickwork gives the front of the house a tidy, even look.

   Oppositeuncoursed

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3. 3
   adjective

   Chased by hunters using dogs that follow what they can see.

   Like a mouse darting away from a cat that keeps chasing it.

   The coursed rabbit ran fast and turned sharply to escape the dogs.

   A coursed hare often doubles back to throw the hounds off.

   Similarhunted, chased

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