Coasting

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Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. Present participle of coast.
  • n. The act of sailing along a coast, or from port to port.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Sailing along or near a coast, or running between ports along a coast.
  • n. A sailing along a coast, or from port to port; a carrying on a coasting trade.
  • n. Sliding down hill; sliding on a sled upon snow or ice.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act or business of sailing along the coast or from port to port in the same country, for purposes of trade.
  • n. The sport of sliding on a sled down an incline covered with snow or ice.
  • n. Advances toward acquaintance; specifically, courtship.
  • n. In railroading, the act of allowing a train or a ear to run upon a down grade by its own gravity, without steam or electric power.
  • Word Usage
    "None of them played more than 28 minutes in coasting to a win over Indiana in San Antonio on Thursday night, and coach Gregg Popovich also had a chance to rest his vocal cords - he was ejected in the second quarter for arguing a no-call against Pacers forward Mike Dunleavy."
    Cross Reference
    Verb Stem
    coast   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    boasting    hosting    posting    roasting    toasting   
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