Definitions of coast:

  • noun:   the area within view
    Example: "The coast is clear"
  • noun:   a slope down which sleds may coast
    Example: "When it snowed they made a coast on the golf course"
  • noun:   the shore of a sea or ocean
  • noun:   the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it
    Example: "The children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope"
  • verb:   move effortlessly; by force of gravity
  • name:  A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #30608)