Definition of Verse

Verse

1. A line consisting of a certain number of metrical feet (see Foot, n., 9) disposed according to metrical rules.
2. Metrical arrangement and language; that which is composed in metrical form; versification; poetry.
3. A short division of any composition.
4. A stanza; a stave; as, a hymn of four verses.
5. One of the short divisions of the chapters in the Old and New Testaments.
6. A portion of an anthem to be performed by a single voice to each part.
7. A piece of poetry.
8. To tell in verse, or poetry.
9. To make verses; to versify.