Main Entry: ²coast

Function: verb

Date: 14th century

transitive verb

1 obsolete : to move along or past the side of : skirt
2 : to sail along the shore ofintransitive verb 1 a archaic : to travel on land along a coast or along or past the side of something b : to sail along the shore
2 a : to slide, run, or glide downhill by the force of gravity b : to move along without or as if without further application of propulsive power (as by momentum or gravity) c : to proceed easily without special application of effort or concern <coasted through school> —often used with on <a company coasting on its good reputation>