ALL meanings of coasting
coast
C c - noun coasting Present participle of coast. 1
- noun coasting the land next to the sea; seashore: the rocky coast of Maine. 1
- noun coasting the region adjoining it: They live on the coast, a few miles from the sea. 1
- noun coasting a hill or slope down which one may slide on a sled. 1
- noun coasting a slide or ride down a hill or slope, as on a sled. 1
- noun coasting Obsolete. the boundary or border of a country. 1
- noun coasting 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. 1
- verb without object coasting to slide on a sled down a snowy or icy hillside or incline. 1
- verb without object coasting to descend a hill or the like, as on a bicycle, without using pedals. 1
- verb without object coasting 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. 1
- verb without object coasting to advance or proceed with little or no effort, especially 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. 1
- verb without object coasting to sail along, or call at the various ports of, a coast. 1
- verb without object coasting Obsolete. to proceed in a roundabout way. 1
- verb with object coasting to cause to move along under acquired momentum: to coast a rocket around the sun. 1
- verb with object coasting to proceed along or near the coast of. 1
- verb with object coasting Obsolete. to keep alongside of (a person moving). 1
- verb with object coasting Obsolete. to go by the side or border of. 1
- idioms coasting 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. 1
- noun coasting The act of sailing along a coast, or from port to port. 0