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    [Noun]  | "coast" | \ ˈkōst \


    1: the land near a shore : seashore

    2: border, frontier

    3: a hill or slope suited to coasting

    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English cost, from Anglo-French coste, from Latin costa rib, side; akin to Old Church Slavic kostĭ bone;

    [Noun]  | "coast guard" 


    1: a military or naval force employed in guarding a coast or responsible for the safety, order, and operation of maritime traffic in neighboring waters

    2: coastguardsman

    Origin: 1833 ;

    [Noun]  | "coast redwood" 


    1: redwood

    Origin: circa 1897 ;

    [Noun]  | "gold coast" 


    1: an exclusive residential district

    Origin: 1919 ;

    [Verb]  | "coast" 


    1: to move along or past the side of : skirt

    2: to sail along the shore of

    3: to travel on land along a coast or along or past the side of something

    Origin: 14th century ;

    [Adjective]  | "coast-to-coast" | \ ˈkōs-tə-ˈkōst \


    1: extending or airing across an entire nation or continent

    2: extending from one end of a playing surface (such as a basketball court) to the other; also : relating to or resulting from a coast-to-coast play

    Origin: 1911 ;

    [Geographical name]  | "Coast Mountains" 


    1: mountains in western British Columbia, Canada

    [Geographical name]  | "Coast Ranges" 


    1: mountain ranges of western North America extending along the Pacific coast west of the Sierra Nevada and the Cascade Range and north through Vancouver Island, British Columbia, to the Kenai Peninsula and Kodiak Island, Alaska

    [Geographical name]  | "Bar*ba*ry Coast" | \ ˈbär-b(ə-)rē \


    1: region of northern Africa extending from Egypt to the Atlantic and including the former Barbary States (Morocco, Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli)—a chiefly former name

    2: section of San Francisco formerly noted as a center of gambling, sex work, and riotous nightlife —an informal name

    [Noun phrase]  | "master chief petty officer of the coast guard" 


    1: the ranking petty officer in the coast guard serving as adviser to the commandant

    Origin: 1966 ;

    [Noun]  | "coast" 


    1: as in shore, coastline;


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    [Verb]  | "coast" 


    1: to move or proceed smoothly and readily;


      * e.g., " ... coasting along easily in the light traffic "




    [Adjective]  | "coast-to-coast" 


    1: as in nationwide, countrywide;



     [ "coast" ]

    1: a word that means to roll or GLIDE on a skateboard, specifically after kicking your leg forward and pushing backwards on the ground to propel the rider forward

      * e.g.,  ... ....kick push kick push coast 

     [ "coast" ]

    2: cruising on a skateboard

      * e.g.,  ... -Lupe Fiasco's "Kick Push" 

     [ "coast" ]

    1: adjective

      * e.g.,  ... A 1st grader could have aced that test. I just coasted during the entire thing. 

     [ "coast" ]

    2: to easily accomplish something or just relax

     [ "coast" ]

    3: synonym for the word cruise

     [ "coast" ]

    1: It is a verb to describe when you are no longer drinking in a social situation since you have a buzz. When you have had enough you coast.

      * e.g.,  ... No thank I don't need another, I am coasting. 

     [ "coast" ]

    1:  Literally, that part of a body of water that meets the shore.

      * e.g.,  ...  The California shore meets the Pacific coast. 

     [ "coast" ]

    2:  Slang, a locale that has been cased, dating from the era of sea pirates.

      * e.g.,  ... 2a. The pirates left, so the coast is clear. 

     [ "Coast to coast" ]

    1: A move in basketball when a player gets the rebound, and then dribbles down the court and makes a shot at the other end.

      * e.g.,  ... Magic Johnson went coast to coast on that play! 

     [ "coast-to-coast" ]

    1: (adjective)

      * e.g.,  ... "Dude, my dude, just went coast-to-coast. Check it out." 

     [ "coast-to-coast" ]

    2: Describes any contiguous amount of human excrement (generally in a coherent cable form) that may be partially submerged but surfaces on opposite sides of the bowl, touching dry porcelain on each end.

     [ "Coast To Coast" ]

    1: A school or work day that lasts 12 hours.

      * e.g.,  ... "What's with all the energy drinks?" 

     [ "Coast to coast" ]

    1: A basketball move in which one player passes the ball from one side of the court to the other widthwise. You must yell "Coast to coast!" before initiating the move.

      * e.g.,  ... Basketball Player 1 dribbles up the ball. 

     [ "Coast-to-coast" ]

    1: Riding public transportation to the end of the line, getting kicked off, wait for the next bus/train/tram to come, get on then ride to the end of the line again and repeat. This usually occurs when you are drunk and keep falling asleep and missing your stop. Also comes in handy when you don't have a place to sleep.

      * e.g.,  ... Craig: Did you hook up with that skeeve last night? You never came home. Phil: No. We went clubbing then she didn't invite me back to her place. I just went coast-to-coast about 5 times. 

     [ "No Coast" ]

    1: The midwestern United States, where the corn grows tall and the people are nice. "No Coast" is in reference to the East Coast and West Coast and how the Midwest doesn't border an ocean.

      * e.g.,  ... "Portland is OK, but it's great to be in the No Coast again." 

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