coast

²coast

verb

Definition of COAST

transitive verb

1

obsolete : to move along or past the side of : skirt

2

: to sail along the shore of

intransitive 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>

Examples of COAST

1. The car coasted to a stop.
2. The airplane coasted down the runway.
3. The children coasted on sleds down the snowy hill.
4. They came coasting down the hill on bicycles.
5. After taking a big lead, the team coasted to victory.
6. He was accused of trying to coast through school.
7. She decided she could coast along without a job for the next few months.
8. The company is coasting on its good reputation.

First Known Use of COAST

14th century

Related to COAST

Synonyms: bowl, breeze, brush, flow, cruise, drift, glide, roll, sail, skim, slide, slip, stream, sweep, whisk

Antonyms: flounder, struggle

Related Words: fly, race, rush, speed

Near Antonyms: limp, lumber, plod, stumble, trudge; shamble, shuffle; stamp, stomp, stump, tramp; labor, toil

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