# coursed

Pronunciation: US say "KORST" /kɔɹst/; UK say "KAWST" /kɔːst/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of course. — simple past and past participle of course
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of course. Use this form for something that already happened.
   - _Adrenaline coursed through her body as the race began._
   - _The river coursed over the rocks below the waterfall._

## Adjective

2. Laid out in regular horizontal rows, as bricks or stones are arranged in a wall.
   - Simple: Laid out in flat, even rows, like bricks or stones in a wall.
   - _The builders preferred coursed masonry for its clean, repeating lines._
   - _Each layer of coursed stone sat flush against the one beneath it._
3. Chased by hunters with dogs, as a hare driven before the pack.
   - Simple: Chased by hunters using dogs that follow what they can see.
   - _The coursed hare doubled back sharply to throw off the pursuing hounds._
   - _A coursed stag plunged into the river to shake off the pack._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/coursed (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).