Definitions of course:

• noun:   a mode of action

  Example: "If you persist in that course you will surely fail"

• noun:   education imparted in a series of lessons or class meetings

  Example: "He took a course in basket weaving"

• noun:   facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport

  Example: "The course had only nine holes"

• noun:   (construction) a layer of masonry

  Example: "A course of bricks"

• noun:   part of a meal served at one time

  Example: "She prepared a three course meal"

• noun:   a connected series of events or actions or developments

  Example: "The government took a firm course"

• noun:   general line of orientation

  Example: "The river takes a southern course"

• noun:   a line or route along which something travels or moves

  Example: "The course of the river"

• verb:   move swiftly through or over
• verb:   hunt with hounds

  Example: "He often courses hares"

• verb:   move along, of liquids
• adverb:   as might be expected
• name:  A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #57858)