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English noun: coast | |||
| 1. | coast (object) the shore of a sea or ocean | ||
| Synonyms | sea-coast, seacoast, seashore | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | shore | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | landfall, litoral, littoral, littoral zone, sands, seaboard, seaside, tideland | ||
| Instance hyponym | Aeolia, Aeolis, Atlantic Coast, Barbary Coast, Gulf Coast, Pacific Coast | ||
| Part holonym | foreshore | ||
| 2. | coast (object) a slope down which sleds may coast | ||
| Samples | When it snowed they made a coast on the golf course. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | incline, side, slope | ||
| 3. | coast (cognition) the area within view | ||
| Samples | The coast is clear. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | aspect, panorama, prospect, scene, view, vista | ||
| 4. | coast (act) the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it | ||
| Samples | His slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill. The children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope. | ||
| Synonyms | glide, slide | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | motion, move, movement | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | sideslip, skid, slip, snowboarding | ||
English verb: coast | |||
| 1. | coast (motion) move effortlessly; by force of gravity | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | glide | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | freewheel | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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