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1. n. plural of verse | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
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1. n. A poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
Restoration literature is well known for its carefully constructed verse. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
2. n. Poetic form in general. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
The restrictions of verse have been steadily relaxed over time. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
3. n. One of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally rhymed. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
Note the shift in tone between the first verse and the second. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
4. n. A small section of the Jewish or Christian Bible. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
5. v. (obsolete) To compose verses. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
6. v. To tell in verse, or poetry. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
7. v. to educate about, to teach about. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
He versed us in the finer points of category theory. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
8. v. (colloquial) To oppose, to be an opponent for, especially in a video game. | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |
Verse him, G! | ![](https://www.lexisrex.com/query_button.png?1) |