the side of a thing.-the exterior line, limit, or border of a country; frontier border.-the seashore, or land near it.-to draw or keep near; to approach.-to sail by or near the shore.-to sail from port to port in the same country.-to slide down hill; to slide on a sled, upon snow or ice.-to draw near to; to approach; to keep near, or by the side of.-to sail by or near; to follow the coast line of.-to conduct along a coast or river bank.