Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - coast

(coasts, coasting, coasted) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. The coast is an area of land that is next to the sea. Camp sites are usually situated along the coast, close to beaches. ...the west coast of Scotland. N-COUNT: oft adj N, N of n 2. If a vehicle coasts somewhere, it continues to move there with the motor switched off, or without being pushed or pedalled. I switched off the engine and coasted round the corner. VERB: V prep/adv 3. If you say that the coast is clear, you mean that there is nobody around to see you or catch you. You can come out now,’ he called. ‘The coast is clear. She’s gone.’ PHRASE: V inflects