COAST

slide, glide, coast

(noun) the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it; “his slide didn’t stop until the bottom of the hill”; “the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope”

coast

(noun) the area within view; “the coast is clear”

coast

(noun) a slope down which sleds may coast; “when it snowed they made a coast on the golf course”

seashore, coast, seacoast, sea-coast

(noun) the shore of a sea or ocean

coast

(verb) move effortlessly; by force of gravity

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

coast (plural coasts)

The edge of the land where it meets an ocean, sea, gulf, bay, or large lake. [from 14th c.]

(obsolete) The side or edge of something. [15th-18th c.]

(obsolete) A region of land; a district or country. [14th-17th c.]

(obsolete) A region of the air or heavens. [14th-17th c.]

Hypernyms

• (edge of land meeting an ocean, sea, gulf, or bay): shore, shoreline

Hyponyms

• (edge of land meeting an ocean, sea, gulf, or bay): oceanfront, seashore

Verb

coast (third-person singular simple present coasts, present participle coasting, simple past and past participle coasted)

(intransitive) To glide along without adding energy; to allow a vehicle to continue moving forward after disengaging the engine or ceasing to apply motive power.

(intransitive, nautical) To sail along a coast.

(intransitive) To make a minimal effort; to continue to do something in a routine way, without initiative or effort.

(intransitive, obsolete) To draw near to; to approach; to keep near, or by the side of.

(transitive, obsolete) To sail by or near; to follow the coastline of.

(transitive, obsolete) To conduct along a coast or river bank.

(US, dialect) To slide downhill; to slide on a sled upon snow or ice.

Anagrams

• Ascot, Casto, Coats, Cotas, Sacto, Tosca, ascot, catso, coats, costa, octas, scato-, scoat, tacos

Source: Wiktionary

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Coast, n. Etym: [OF. coste, F. côte, rib, hill, shore, coast, L. costa rib, side. Cf. Accost, v. t., Cutlet.]

1. The side of a thing. [Obs.] Sir I. Newton.

2. The exterior line, limit, or border of a country; frontier border. [Obs.] From the river, the river Euphrates, even to the uttermost sea, shall your coast be. Deut. xi. 24.

3. The seashore, or land near it. He sees in English ships the Holland coast. Dryden. We the Arabian coast do know At distance, when the species blow. Waller. The coast is clear, the danger is over; no enemy in sight. Dryden. Fig.: There are no obstacles. "Seeing that the coast was clear, Zelmane dismissed Musidorus." Sir P. Sidney. Coast guard. (a) A body of men originally employed along the coast to prevent smuggling; now, under the control of the admiralty, drilled as a naval reserve. [Eng.] (b) The force employed in lifesaving stations along the seacoast. [U. S.] -- Coast rat (Zoöl.), a South African mammal (Bathyergus suillus), about the size of a rabbit, remarkable for its extensive burrows; -- called also sand mole.

– Coast waiter, a customhouse officer who superintends the landing or shipping of goods for the coast trade. [Eng.]

Coast, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Coasted; p. pr. & vb. n. Coasting.] Etym: [OE. costien, costeien, costen, OF. costier, costoier, F. côtoyer, fr. Of. coste coast, F. côte. See Coast, n.]

1. To draw or keep near; to approach. [Obs.] Anon she hears them chant it lustily, And all in haste she coasteth to the cry. Shak.

2. To sail by or near the shore. The ancients coasted only in their navigation. Arbuthnot.

3. To sail from port to port in the same country.

4. Etym: [Cf. OF. coste, F. côte, hill, hillside.]

Definition: To slide down hill; to slide on a sled, upon snow or ice. [Local, U. S.]

Coast, v. t.

1. To draw near to; to approach; to keep near, or by the side of. [Obs.] Hakluyt.

2. To sail by or near; to follow the coast line of. Nearchus, . . . not knowing the compass, was fain to coast that shore. Sir T. Browne.

3. To conduct along a coast or river bank. [Obs.] The Indians . . . coasted me along the river. Hakluyt.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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