Coast

Word COAST
Character 5
Hyphenation coast
Pronunciations /kəʊst/

Definitions and meanings of "Coast"

What do we mean by coast?

Land next to the sea; the seashore. noun

The water near this land. noun

The Pacific coast of the United States. noun

A hill or other slope down which one may coast, as on a sled. noun

The act of sliding or coasting; slide. noun

The frontier or border of a country. noun

To slide down an incline through the effect of gravity. intransitive verb

To move without use of propelling power. synonym: slide. intransitive verb

To act or move aimlessly or with little effort. intransitive verb

To sail near or along a coast. intransitive verb

To sail or move along the coast or border of. intransitive verb

A side; the side. noun

The exterior line, limit, or border of a country; boundary; bound. noun

The side, edge, or margin of the land next to the sea; the sea-shore. noun

The boundary-line formed by the sea; the coast-line. noun

From the verb. A slide on a sled down a snowy or icy incline: as, to go out for a coast. noun

To glide along swiftly through the air with motionless wings, as a bird.

To loaf about from station to station.

The edge of the land where it meets an ocean, sea, gulf, bay, or large lake.

The side or edge of something.

A region of land; a district or country.

A region of the air or heavens.

A word that means to roll or GLIDE on a skateboard, specifically after kicking your leg forward and pushing backwards on the ground to propel the rider forward cruising on a skateboard Urban Dictionary

Adjective to easily accomplish something or just relax synonym for the word cruise Urban Dictionary

It is a verb to describe when you are no longer drinking in a social situation since you have a buzz. When you have had enough you coast. Urban Dictionary

1. Literally, that part of a body of water that meets the shore. 2. Slang, a locale that has been cased, dating from the era of sea pirates. Urban Dictionary

A move in basketball when a player gets the rebound, and then dribbles down the court and makes a shot at the other end. Urban Dictionary

(adjective) Describes any contiguous amount of human excrement (generally in a coherent cable form) that may be partially submerged but surfaces on opposite sides of the bowl, touching dry porcelain on each end. Urban Dictionary

A school or work day that lasts 12 hours. Urban Dictionary

A basketball move in which one player passes the ball from one side of the court to the other widthwise. You must yell "Coast to coast!" before initiating the move. Urban Dictionary

Riding public transportation to the end of the line, getting kicked off, wait for the next bus/train/tram to come, get on then ride to the end of the line again and repeat. This usually occurs when you are drunk and keep falling asleep and missing your stop. Also comes in handy when you don't have a place to sleep. Urban Dictionary

The midwestern United States, where the corn grows tall and the people are nice. "No Coast" is in reference to the East Coast and West Coast and how the Midwest doesn't border an ocean. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Coast

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The word "coast" in example sentences

The tragedy unfolding on our coast is the most painful and powerful reminder yet that the time to embrace a clean energy future is now. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Berbera on the Red Sea coast is a bit of a wreck as are most of the cities, due to the heavy damage inflicted in the pre-independence civil war. ❋ Mike Arkus (2010)

Lusmila, my neighbor, friend and kitchen guru tells me sal de grano from the coast is the absolute best. ❋ Unknown (2008)

So far, there are no known plans for any mega-developments, but Sayulita Point, the defining landmark on the Sayulita coast is about to be covered with Million-Dollar Plus homes. ❋ Unknown (2008)

* WEST DELTA BLOCK 58 The forest of oil rigs off the coast is arguably the most productive fishing "reef" in North America. ❋ Unknown (2007)

As he showed slides of the ocean floor and explained that the coast is a system of energy dissipation, the crowd peppered him with questions. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The Oil field on the Florida coast is a great example. ❋ Unknown (2006)

We're planning this summer to go back up and do what they call coast down tests to test this tip again. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Veracruz turned out to be rather expensive for what we wanted around Boca del Rio and environs and the climate on the coast is too hot and humid for us after those two years in the 70s when we lived in Mobile in the hot, humid soup there. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The only restaurant I have found better on the Nayarit coast is at a private, 6 star club-hotel north of Melaque. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Abutting the craggy coast is an iconic lighthouse that first directed ships in 1837. ❋ Unknown (2009)

He has large haciendas at Ambato and Latacunga, and down the coast is he interested in oil-wells. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The NSW coast is nice too, but beware the towns whose economy is based around speeding fines, and make sure and watch the documentary The Cars that ate Paris carefully before driving anywhere south of the Tweed. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Hastings, on the south coast, is also mooted as a future home for London's housing benefit claimants. ❋ Jamie Doward (2010)

If the driver is in coast mode and needs to pass another driver, the combustion engine starts back up with a push of the accelerator, giving nearly instant access to the powerful V6 engine. ❋ Melissa Hincha-Ownby (2010)

For recreation, the rugged Oregon coast is a 90 minutes to the west, the nearby Cascade range offers great skiing, and Portland is about 100 miles to the North. ❋ Unknown (2009)

....[kick push] kick push coast-Lupe [Fiasco's] "[Kick Push]" ❋ Ipod Snatcher (2006)

A [1st grader] could have [aced] that test. I just [coasted] during the entire thing. ❋ Jem2a Says (2007)

No [thank] [I don't] need another, I am [coasting]. ❋ Cruzzy (2010)

1. The California shore meets the Pacific coast. 2a. The pirates left, so [the coast is clear]. 2b. The Navy left, so the coast is clear for pirating. 2c. We [cased] the joint, and the coast is clear. ❋ Downstrike (2005)

[Magic Johnson] went [coast to coast] on that [play]! ❋ Kint_the_man (2013)

"Dude, [my dude], just [went] coast-to-coast. [Check it out]." ❋ Zor Prime (2003)

"What's with all the [energy drinks]?" "I'm going [coast to coast] today [at work]." "Damn." ❋ PrincessJetta (2009)

[Basketball Player] 1 [dribbles] up the ball. Basketball Player 2: Coast to coast! Basketball Player 1 coast to coasts the ball to Basketball Player 2. Basketball Player 2 [dunks] the ball for the win. ❋ SkllzMstrX (2011)

Craig: Did you hook up with that [skeeve] last night? You never came home. Phil: No. We went [clubbing] then she didn't invite me back to her place. I just went [coast-to-coast] about 5 times. ❋ Harold Ramis (2010)

"[Portland] is OK, but it's great to be in [the No] [Coast] again." ❋ Daggersdaggers (2009)

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