career

noun:

1. A short gallop of a horse.
2. A racecourse; the ground run over.
3. A jouster's path during a joust.
4. General course of action or conduct in life, or in a particular part of it.
5. The flight of a hawk.
6. Speed.
7. One's calling in life; a person's occupation; one's profession.

verb:

1. To move rapidly straight ahead, especially in an uncontrolled way.