Main Entry:

²coast

Function:

verb

Date:

14th century

transitive verb

1obsolete : to move along or past the side of : skirt2: to sail along the shore ofintransitive verb1 aarchaic : to travel on land along a coast or along or past the side of something b: to sail along the shore2 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>