coast

  1. Noun.  (obsolete) The side or edge of something. (defdate, 15th-18th c.) .
  2. Noun.  The edge of the land where it meets the sea; the shoreline or oceanfront. (defdate, from 14th c.) .
  3. Noun.  (obsolete) A region of land; a district or country. (defdate, 14th-17th c.) .
  4. Noun.  (obsolete) A region of the air or heavens. (defdate, 14th-17th c.) .
  5. Verb.  (intransitive) To glide along without adding energy.
  6. Verb.  (intransitive, nautical) To sail along a coast.
  7. Verb.  Applied to human behavior, to make a minimal effort, to continue to do something in a routine way. This implies lack of initiative and effort.

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