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coast
(k/oU/st )

noun (n)

  • the shore of a sea or ocean(noun.object)
    Synonym:
    sea-coast, seacoast, seashore
    source: wordnet30
  • a slope down which sleds may coast(noun.object)
    Example:
    When it snowed they made a coast on the golf course.
    source: wordnet30
  • the area within view(noun.cognition)
    Example:
    The coast is clear.
    source: wordnet30
  • the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it(noun.act)
    Example:
    The children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope.
    Synonym:
    glide, slide
    source: wordnet30
  • The side of a thing.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • move effortlessly; by force of gravity(verb.motion)
    source: wordnet30
  • To draw or keep near; to approach.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To draw near to; to approach; to keep near, or by the side of.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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