See Also: Coast to Coast - Basketball(gambling)
Coast-to-Coast - Basketball(gambling)
P-coast(money)
COAST(law)
P coast(finance)
Third Coast(tourism)
coast(1)(dictionary)
coast(2)(dictionary)
Coast Air(tourism)
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coast(2) (iou)



coast verb. LME.

I. verb trans. & intrans. Keep by the side of (a person etc. moving). LME-L17.
a. verb trans. Go or move by the side of (a place etc.); skirt. LME-M18.
b. verb intrans. Lie or lead alongside; go, pass, along, by, round, etc. LME-M19.
c. verb intrans. Move in a roundabout course. rare (Shakes.). Only in E17.
verb trans. & intrans. Proceed or travel by the edge of (the sea, a lake, a river, etc.). Now arch. & dial. LME.
a. verb trans. Sail by the sea-coast of, skirt the shore of. LME.
b. verb intrans. Sail along, by, etc., a coast; sail along a coast from port to port. M16.
coasting vessel = COASTER 3.
verb trans. & intrans. Travel around, move about, explore, scour. LME-L17.
a. verb trans. Border, adjoin; approach, esp. with hostility. LME-M17.
b. verb intrans. Border (up)on; come or be near to; make one's way to, towards; approach. lit. & fig. LME-E18.
verb intrans. Of a hawk, hound, etc.: not fly or run straight at the prey. M16.
II.
verb intrans. Slide downhill on a toboggan. N. Amer. L18.
verb intrans. Ride (usu. downhill) on a bicycle, in a motor vehicle, etc., without the use of power. L19.
verb intrans. fig. Make progress without any exertion. M20.