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Coast
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
coasts
Examples
The coast was full of seashells and small pebbles.
02
the action or instance of moving smoothly along a surface while maintaining contact, typically with little or no effort
Examples
The skateboarder enjoyed a long coast down the hill.
03
a slope or incline suitable for sledding or gliding
Examples
The children ran to the coast and took turns sledding down.
to coast
01
to progress or succeed with minimal effort
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
coast
3rd person singular
coasts
Present participle
coasting
Past simple
coasted
Past participle
coasted
Examples
She coasts through her classes without studying much.
02
to move effortlessly, often downhill, without using power
Examples
The bicycle coasted down the hill with ease.
Lexical Tree
coastal
coaster
coast
