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coast

 
 
/kəʊst/ verb [I]

Definition

NO DIFFICULTY to progress or succeed without any effort or difficulty: Pakistan coasted to a four-wicket victory over Australia.
VEHICLE to move forward in a vehicle without using the engine, usually down a hill
(Definition of coast verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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