course | Definition of course

course

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of course

1 to go after or on the track of

after coursing the conspirators for months, the federal agents closed in and made the arrests

Synonyms of course

bird-dog, chase, dog, follow, hound, pursue, run, shadow, tag, tail, trace, track, trail

Words Related to course

accompany, chaperone (or chaperon), escort

hunt, search (for), seek

eye, observe, watch

Phrases Synonymous with course

Near Antonyms of course

Antonyms of course

guide, lead, pilot

2 to make one's way through, across, or over

once the threat of terrorism became apparent, fighter jets began coursing that corridor on a daily basis

Synonyms of course

cover, cross, cut (across), follow, go, navigate, pass (over), perambulate, peregrinate, proceed (along), track, transit, travel, traverse

Words Related to course

hike, traipse, tramp, tread, walk

3 to proceed or move quickly

racehorses coursing down the track

Synonyms of course

barrel, belt, blast, blaze, blow, bolt, bomb [slang], bowl, breeze, bundle, bustle, buzz, cannonball, careen, career, chase, crack (on), dash, drive, fly, hare, hasten, hie, highball, hotfoot (it), hump, hurl, hurry, hurtle, hustle, jet, jump, motor, nip, pelt, race, ram, rip, rocket, run, rush, rustle, scoot, scurry, scuttle, shoot, speed, step, tear, travel, trot, whirl, whisk, zip, zoom

Words Related to course

beetle, dart, flit, scamper, scud, scuffle

stampede, streak, whiz (or whizz)

gallop, jog, sprint

accelerate, quicken, step out

catch up, fast-forward, outpace, outrun, outstrip, overtake

Phrases Synonymous with course

beat it, get a move on, make tracks, shake a leg, step on it

Near Antonyms of course

dally, dawdle, dillydally, drag, hang (around or out), lag, linger, loiter, poke, tarry

amble, lumber, plod, saunter, shuffle, stroll

decelerate, slow (down or up)

Antonyms of course

crawl, creep, poke