The difference between Coast and Glide

When used as nouns, coast means the side or edge of something, whereas glide means the act of gliding.

When used as verbs, coast means to glide along without adding energy, whereas glide means to move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly.


check bellow for the other definitions of Coast and Glide

  1. Coast as a noun (obsolete):

    The side or edge of something.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Sir Isaac Newton"

  2. Coast as a noun:

    The edge of the land where it meets an ocean, sea, gulf, bay, or large lake.

    Examples:

    "The rocky coast of Maine has few beaches."

  3. Coast as a noun (obsolete):

    A region of land; a district or country.

  4. Coast as a noun (obsolete):

    A region of the air or heavens.

  1. Coast as a verb (intransitive):

    To glide along without adding energy; to allow a vehicle to continue moving forward after disengaging the engine or ceasing to apply motive power.

    Examples:

    "When I ran out of gas, fortunately I managed to coast into a nearby gas station."

  2. Coast as a verb (intransitive, nautical):

    To sail along a coast.

  3. Coast as a 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.

  4. Coast as a verb (obsolete):

    To draw near to; to approach; to keep near, or by the side of.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Hakluyt"

  5. Coast as a verb (obsolete):

    To sail by or near; to follow the coastline of.

  6. Coast as a verb (obsolete):

    To conduct along a coast or river bank.

  7. Coast as a verb (US, dialect):

    To slide downhill; to slide on a sled upon snow or ice.

  1. Glide as a verb (intransitive):

    To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly.

  2. Glide as a verb (intransitive):

    To fly unpowered, as of an aircraft. Also relates to gliding birds and flying fish.

  3. Glide as a verb (transitive):

    To cause to glide.

  4. Glide as a verb (phonetics):

    To pass with a glide, as the voice.

  1. Glide as a noun:

    The act of gliding.

  2. Glide as a noun (phonology):

    A transitional sound, especially a semivowel.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: semivowesemiconsonant"

  3. Glide as a noun (fencing):

    An attack or preparatory movement made by sliding down the opponent's blade, keeping it in constant contact.

  4. Glide as a noun:

    A bird, the glede or kite.

  5. Glide as a noun:

    A kind of cap affixed to the base of the legs of furniture to prevent it from damaging the floor.

  6. Glide as a noun:

    The joining of two sounds without a break.

  7. Glide as a noun:

    A smooth and sliding step in dancing the waltz.

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