to coast
- verb
- /koʊst/
- It feels great to coast downhill after pedaling hard up the mountain.
- coast along
If you are feeling like you're coasting, then you're actually not learning.
- If you are feeling like you're coasting, then you're actually not learning.
- But I've been coasting along, happy as a clam.
- I was coasting by based on SEO.
- And you're just like coasting in this other space with your actors.
- You know, rarely does life just coast like this.
- I'm just coasting through life right now, and it's fantastic.
- um, and you wanna sit back coast, make some good money,
Examples
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Once we get over the hump, we coast right down into Cherbourg.
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A pair of buzzards slid into the wind and coasted along the ridge.
Fiction book (2000) -
And Damon will coast into second base with a leadoff double.
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We coasted into town on fumes.
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Pinto assures me this shuttle can coast to the system's edge if necessary.
Fiction book (1990) -
Presently, the car, a cream-colored convertible, coasted to a stop not fifty feet past them up the road.
Fiction book (1990) -
At first, with the Explorer coasting backward, its headlights lit her way.
Fiction book (1998) -
Bosch took Hollywood Boulevard to the 101 and coasted down the freeway in minimal traffic to downtown.
Fiction book (1998) -
The children enjoyed the thrill as they coasted down the hill on their bikes.
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You can coast on this icy road if you keep your speed steady.
Synonyms
To move smoothly and easily through the air or over a surface
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
The western coastal area of the United States that includes California, Oregon, and Washington
A coastal area by the Gulf of Mexico in the southern United States known for beaches and fishing
A branch of the United States military that enforces laws at sea, rescues people, and protects its waters
The eastern coast of the United States along the Atlantic Ocean between Boston and Washington, DC
- Formal
A branch of the US government that protects people at sea, rescues boats and crews, and stops illegal activity
- Formal
A part of the United States government that patrols coasts, enforces laws at sea, and rescues people
The western coastal region of the United States that stretches from Washington to southern California
- Specialized
A very tall evergreen tree that grows near the Pacific coast of California and Oregon
A coastal region on the Mediterranean Sea in North Africa historically known for pirates
- Specialized
A lily with bright orange flowers that grows on the Pacific coast of the United States
- Specialized
A short bushy evergreen tree that grows along the west coast of North America with small thick spiny leaves
A medium-sized shrub with large pink flowers with brown spots that grows on the Pacific coast of North America
A slow-growing medium-sized evergreen tree with small flat leaves that grows along marshy East Coast shores
- Australian
A bushy Australian tree near the coast with long leaves and yellow flower spikes that attract birds
- Specialized
A plant that lives for many years with leaves mainly at the base and small white flowers
A region of North Africa along the Mediterranean known for pirates from the 1600s to 1800s
The part of the United States along the Gulf of Mexico, including Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas
- US
A nickname for the Great Lakes region around Lake Michigan, seen as a coast like the East or West coast
- Specialized
A tall evergreen tree from western North America used for its wood
How Effortless
Surface Forms
Etymology
Coast comes from older uses meaning 'to go along the shore' and later 'to glide down a slope'. So, to coast is to move easily without using power, like a car sliding down a hill.