Definition of: verse

(vûrs) noun
1. A single metrical or rhythmical line made up of a number of feet, arranged according to a specific rule.
2. A group of metrical lines; a stanza.
3. Metrical composition as distinguished from prose; poetry.
4 a Composition in meter; versification. b A specified type of metrical composition; type of meter or metrical structure: iambic verse.
5. One of the short divisions of a chapter of the Bible; also, a short division of any composition.
6. The solo part of a song, anthem, or other piece. See synonyms under METER², POETRY.
—v.t. & v.i. versed, vers·ing Rare To versify. [Fusion of OE fers and OF vers, both <L versus a turning, a verse <vertere turn]