Coast

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Land next to the sea; the seashore.
  • n. The Pacific coast of the United States.
  • n. A hill or other slope down which one may coast, as on a sled.
  • n. The act of sliding or coasting; slide.
  • n. Obsolete The frontier or border of a country.
  • verb-intransitive. To slide down an incline through the effect of gravity.
  • verb-intransitive. To move effortlessly and smoothly. See Synonyms at slide.
  • verb-intransitive. To move without further use of propelling power.
  • verb-intransitive. To act or move aimlessly or with little effort: coasted for a few weeks before applying for a job.
  • verb-intransitive. Nautical To sail near or along a coast.
  • v. Nautical To sail or move along the coast or border of.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To glide along without adding energy.
  • v. To sail along a coast
  • v. Applied to human behavior, to make a minimal effort, to continue to do something in a routine way. This implies lack of initiative and effort.
  • v. To draw near to; to approach; to keep near, or by the side of.
  • v. To sail by or near; to follow the coastline of.
  • v. To conduct along a coast or river bank.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The side of a thing.
  • n. The exterior line, limit, or border of a country; frontier border.
  • n. The seashore, or land near it.
  • verb-intransitive. To draw or keep near; to approach.
  • verb-intransitive. To sail by or near the shore.
  • verb-intransitive. To sail from port to port in the same country.
  • verb-intransitive. To slide down hill; to slide on a sled, upon snow or ice.
  • v. To draw near to; to approach; to keep near, or by the side of.
  • v. To sail by or near; to follow the coast line of.
  • v. To conduct along a coast or river bank.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A side; the side.
  • n. The exterior line, limit, or border of a country; boundary; bound.
  • n. The side, edge, or margin of the land next to the sea; the sea-shore.
  • n. The boundary-line formed by the sea; the coast-line.
  • n. [From the verb.] A slide on a sled down a snowy or icy incline: as, to go out for a coast.
  • To sail near a coast; sail along or near the shore, or in sight of land; follow the coast-line; rarely, to travel along, either on or near the coast.
  • To sail from port to port on the same coast.
  • Hence Figuratively, to feel one's way cautiously; grope along.
  • To advance; proceed; go.
  • To slide on a sled down a hill or an incline covered with snow or ice.
  • To descend a hill on a bicycle, removing the feet from the pedals.
  • To draw supplies to lumberers' shanties.
  • To sail along or near to, as a coast, or along the shore of: as, to coast the shores of the Mediterranean; to coast an island.
  • To carry or conduct along a coast or river-bank.
  • To draw near to; approach; keep close to; pursue.
  • To accost.
  • To glide along swiftly through the air with motionless wings, as a bird.
  • To loaf about from station to station.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the shore of a sea or ocean
  • n. the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it
  • v. move effortlessly; by force of gravity
  • n. a slope down which sleds may coast
  • n. the area within view
  • Verb Form
    coasted    coasting    coasts   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    side    slope    incline    aspect    vista    prospect    scene    view    panorama   
    Cross Reference
    Form
    coasted    coasting    coaster    coastal   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    approach    shore    sail    slide    glide   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Post    boast    diagnosed    engrossed    ghost    grossed    host    most    ost    post   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    shore    island    river    frontier    mountain    continent    valley    border    territory    port