motion vs coast

coast vs motion

motion and coast both are nouns.

motion and coast both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
motion	Yes	No	Yes	No
coast	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, coast is a hyponym of motion; that is, coast is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than motion:

motion: the act of changing location from one place to another
coast: the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it

Other hyponyms of motion include approach, approaching, coming, advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion, procession, progress, progression, locomotion, travel, lunge, lurch, travel, traveling, travelling, chase, following, pursual, pursuit, ascending, ascension, ascent, rise, descent, swing, swinging, vacillation, return, glide, slide, slippage, flow, stream, crawl, hurrying, speed, speeding, displacement, translation, shift, shifting, haste, hurry, rush, rushing, maneuver, manoeuvre, play, migration.

motion (noun)	coast (noun)
a change of position that does not entail a change of location	the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it
the act of changing location from one place to another	the area within view
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals	the shore of a sea or ocean
a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote	a slope down which sleds may coast
a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object
a state of change

motion (verb)	coast (verb)
show, express or direct through movement	move effortlessly; by force of gravity

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