'COAST' definitions:

Definition of 'coast'

(from WordNet)
noun
The shore of a sea or ocean [syn: seashore, coast, seacoast, sea-coast]
noun
A slope down which sleds may coast; "when it snowed they made a coast on the golf course"
noun
The area within view; "the coast is clear"
noun
The act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it; "his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill"; "the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope" [syn: slide, glide, coast]
verb
Move effortlessly; by force of gravity

Definition of 'Coast'

From: GCIDE
  • Coast \Coast\ (k[=o]st), n. [OF. coste, F. c[^o]te, rib, hill, shore, coast, L. costa rib, side. Cf. Accost, v. t., Cutlet.]
  • 1. The side of a thing. [Obs.] --Sir I. Newton. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The exterior line, limit, or border of a country; frontier border. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • From the river, the river Euphrates, even to the uttermost sea, shall your coast be. --Deut. xi. 24. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. The seashore, or land near it. [1913 Webster]
  • He sees in English ships the Holland coast. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • We the Arabian coast do know At distance, when the species blow. --Waller. [1913 Webster]
  • The coast is clear, the danger is over; no enemy in sight. --Dryden. Fig.: There are no obstacles. "Seeing that the coast was clear, Zelmane dismissed Musidorus." --Sir P. Sidney.
  • Coast guard. (a) A body of men originally employed along the coast to prevent smuggling; now, under the control of the admiralty, drilled as a naval reserve. [Eng.] (b) The force employed in life-saving stations along the seacoast. [U. S.]
  • Coast rat (Zool.), a South African mammal ({Bathyergus suillus}), about the size of a rabbit, remarkable for its extensive burrows; -- called also sand mole.
  • Coast waiter, a customhouse officer who superintends the landing or shipping of goods for the coast trade. [Eng.] [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Coast'

From: GCIDE
  • Coast \Coast\, v. t.
  • 1. To draw near to; to approach; to keep near, or by the side of. [Obs.] --Hakluyt. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To sail by or near; to follow the coast line of. [1913 Webster]
  • Nearchus, . . . not knowing the compass, was fain to coast that shore. --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To conduct along a coast or river bank. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • The Indians . . . coasted me along the river. --Hakluyt. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Coast'

From: GCIDE
  • Coast \Coast\ (k[=o]st), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Coasted; p. pr. & vb. n. Coasting.] [OE. costien, costeien, costen, OF. costier, costoier, F. c[^o]toyer, fr. Of. coste coast, F. c[^o]te. See Coast, n.]
  • 1. To draw or keep near; to approach. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • Anon she hears them chant it lustily, And all in haste she coasteth to the cry. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To sail by or near the shore. [1913 Webster]
  • The ancients coasted only in their navigation. --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To sail from port to port in the same country. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. [Cf. OF. coste, F. c[^o]te, hill, hillside.] To slide down hill; to slide on a sled, upon snow or ice. [Local, U. S.] [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'coast'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Acronyms for 'coast'

From: V.E.R.A.
  • Cache On A STick (Intel)
  • Computer Operations, Audit and Security Technology (org.)

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