[kohst] 
| 1. | the land next to the sea; seashore: the rocky coast of Maine. |
| 2. | the region adjoining it: They live on the coast, a few miles from the sea. |
| 3. | a hill or slope down which one may slide on a sled. |
| 4. | a slide or ride down a hill or slope, as on a sled. |
| 5. | Obsolete. the boundary or border of a country. |
| 6. | the Coast, Informal. (in the U.S. and Canada) the region bordering on the Pacific Ocean; the West Coast: I'm flying out to the Coast next week. |
| 7. | to slide on a sled down a snowy or icy hillside or incline. |
| 8. | to descend a hill or the like, as on a bicycle, without using pedals. |
| 9. | to continue to move or advance after effort has ceased; keep going on acquired momentum: We cut off the car engine and coasted for a while. |
| 10. | to advance or proceed with little or no effort, esp. owing to one's actual or former assets, as wealth, position, or name, or those of another: The actor coasted to stardom on his father's name. |
| 11. | to sail along, or call at the various ports of, a coast. |
| 12. | Obsolete. to proceed in a roundabout way. |
| 13. | to cause to move along under acquired momentum: to coast a rocket around the sun. |
| 14. | to proceed along or near the coast of. |
| 15. | Obsolete. to keep alongside of (a person moving). |
| 16. | Obsolete. to go by the side or border of. |
| 17. | the coast is clear, no danger or impediment exists; no persons are in the path or vicinity: The boys waited until the coast was clear before climbing over the wall. |
