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