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to beach

18 5.4
To end up on land at the shore, often a ship or whale
  • verb
  • /biːtʃ/
: encallar
  • Oh, I, um-- I beached my boat, like, way on the other side of the island.
  • beached whales
  • beached boat

Examples

  • We beached on the rocks.

  • I carried him to a sandy cove at the south entrance to the inlet and beached the skiff.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Wait till they beach the equipment.

  • Beach them if they have to!

  • Jim: I mean to beach her on the other side of the island and keep her hid.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • We'll beach the canoe and change these horrible duds.

  • As darkness approached, we beached the boats at a village and arranged to spend the night.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Two more canoes carved a path to the shore and beached upstream.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • A battered aluminum canoe was beached beside the tarp, a sleeping bag thrown across the gunwales to dry.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • The fishermen will beach the boat on the shore once they finish their trip.

Synonyms

to run aground
vsto beach
14 6.7

To get a boat or ship stuck in shallow water near the shore

can mean coming or being brought to shore rather than only being stuck
to set ashore
vsto beach
1 4.1

To bring people or things from a boat onto land

can also mean ending up stuck beside water rather than being placed intentionally
to bottom
vsto beach
  • Specialized
1 8.0

For a ship to hit the ground in shallow water

includes coming onto land or shore, not only hull impacts

Antonyms

368 3.4

To make something move, for example a boat or rocket

104 1.0

To go down below the surface of water and become underwater

Phrasal Verbs

To visit the sea to relax, swim, and enjoy the sun

To relax on a beach in the warm sun

Compounds

63 1.8

A city by the ocean in southern California with a large port and many people

58 2.0

A home near the sea used for holidays

41 1.0

A city on an island in southeast Florida with sandy beaches and many hotels

A city by the ocean in southeastern Virginia, United States, with long beaches and a boardwalk

35 3.4

A rich resort town on an island off Florida's east coast with beaches and luxury

A city in southeast Florida on the mainland near Palm Beach with beaches, shops, and warm weather

Time spent on the beach to relax, swim, and enjoy the sun

16 1.0

A large light ball filled with air for play on the beach or in a pool

10 2.5

A city and beach resort in northeastern Florida known for wide sandy beaches and car races

6 1.9

A folding chair with a cloth seat for sitting on the beach

6 1.0

A large towel used to dry yourself after swimming at the beach

beach erosion
  • Specialized
3 3.5

The loss of sand from a beach caused by waves and tides

A famous sandy beach in Rio de Janeiro that many tourists visit

1 3.7

A tough grass with strong roots that grows on sandy shores and stops sand dunes from moving

A very beautiful beach with white sand and clear blue water

1 7.8

A small dark purple fruit that grows on coastal shrubs and people use to make jam

1 3.8

A small open vehicle with large tires for driving on sand

A low plant with long stems and large flowers that grows on sandy beaches

palmy beach
  • Literature
1 4.9

A beach with many palm trees in a tropical, green setting

1 7.7

A shrub that grows on the northeast coast and makes white flowers and purple fruit you can eat

beach strawberry
  • Specialized
1 5.3

A wild strawberry plant that grows on coastal dunes

1 7.7

A wild plant with purple flowers that grows on sandy coasts and helps hold the sand

1 8.6

A small shrub by the sea with white flowers and purple fruit you can eat

1 3.0

A long car with extra space behind the seats and a rear door

1 8.6

A small plant with fine white hairs that grows on sandy beaches in northeastern North America

beach aster
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A plant with thick leaves and sticky stems that makes one pink or purple flower on coastal bluffs

beach flea
  • Specialized
1 7.4

A small animal that jumps like a flea and lives on sandy beaches

beach wormwood
  • Specialized
1 8.0

A plant with greyish leaves that grows on sandy coasts of eastern North America and is grown in gardens

beach goldenrod
  • Specialized
7.7

A tall plant with bright yellow flowers that grows on sandy coasts

9.9

A low plant near the sea with round heads of dark red flowers that grow on sandy dunes

A low plant with groups of pink or white flowers that grows on sandy coasts

3.1

A car with a long body and back door with extra space behind the back seat for bags or people

How Stranded

to beach
18 5.4
to strand
19 6.7

Surface Forms

beach infinitive
beached past
beached past participle
beaching present participle
beaches third person singular

Etymology

Beach as a verb comes from the noun beach and simply means to bring or run something onto the 'shore', which is why ships or whales can be 'beached'.