Difference between Course and Line

What is the difference between Course and Line?

Course as a verb is to run or flow (especially of liquids and more particularly blood). while Line as a verb is to cover the inside/inner surface of (something).

Course

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To run or flow (especially of liquids and more particularly blood). To pursue by tracking or estimating the course taken by one's prey.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A path, sequence, development, or evolution. A normal or customary sequence. A chosen manner of proceeding. Any ordered process or sequence or steps A learning program, as in a school. A treatment plan The itinerary of a race. A racecourse. A part of a meal. The path taken by a flow of water; a watercourse. The trajectory of a ball, frisbee etc. The direction of movement of a vessel at any given moment. The intended passage of voyage, such as a boat, ship, airplane, spaceship, etc. The lowest square sail in a fully rigged mast, often named according to the mast. A row of bricks or blocks. ) A row of material that forms the roofing, waterproofing or flashing system. In weft knitting, a single row of loops connecting the loops of the preceding and following rows. A string on a lute A golf course.

Example sentence: The course of true love never did run smooth.

Line

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To cover the inside/inner surface of (something).To fill or supply (something), as a purse with money.To place (objects) into a line (usually used with "up"); to form into a line; to align.To place persons or things along the side of for security or defense; to strengthen by adding; to fortify.To mark with a line or lines, to cover with lines.To represent by lines; to delineate; to portray.To impregnate (applied to brute animals). — Creech.To read or repeat line by line.To form or enter into a line.To hit a line drive; to hit a line drive which is caught for an out. Compare fly and ground.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A rope, cord, string, or thread; a slender, strong cord, or a cord of any thickness; a hawser.A path through two or more points (see also segment), a continuous mark, including as made by a pen, pencil, or graver; any path.An infinitely extending one-dimensional figure that has no curvature; one that has length but not breadth or thickness.A line segment; a continuous finite segment of such a figure.A written or printed row of letters, words, numbers, or other text, especially a row of words extending across a page or column# by extension, a verse (in poetry)# by extension; such a line as read aloud:# a sentence of dialogue, as in a screenplay.The official, stated position (or set of positions) of an individual or group, particularly a political or religious faction.A letter, a written form of communication.The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, a telephone or internet cable between two points: a telephone or network connection.A more-or-less straight sequence of people, objects, etc., either arranged as a queue or column and often waiting to be processed or dealt with, or arranged abreast of one another in a row (and contrasted with a column), as in a military formation. Battle of Hohenfriedberg.]]The regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery, etc.A trench or rampart, or the non-physical demarcation of the extent of the territory occupied by specified armed forces.The products or services sold by a business, or by extension, the business itself.The position in which the fencers hold their swords.An edge of a graph.The horizontal path of a ball towards the batsman (see also length).The batter's box.Flax; linen, particularly the longer fiber of flax.DirectionCourse of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of argument; department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity.The exterior limit of a figure, plat, or territory; a boundary; a contour; an outline; a demarcation.A threadlike crease or wrinkle marking the face or the hand; hence, characteristic mark.Lineament; feature; figure (of one's body).A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; compare lineage.A connected series of public conveyances, as a roadbed or railway track; and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.A circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map.The equator.A long tape, or a narrow ribbon of steel, etc., marked with subdivisions, as feet and inches, for measuring; a tapeline.That which was measured by a line, as a field or any piece of land set apart; hence, allotted place of abode.The proper relative position or adjustment of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working.One of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed.A number of shares taken by a jobber.A measure of length equal to one twelfth of an inch.A hose.

Example sentence: There's a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot.

We hope you now know whether to use Course or Line in your sentence.

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