beach

Plural: beaches

Noun

• an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
• The shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly.
• A horizontal strip of land, usually sandy, adjoining water.
• The loose pebbles of the seashore, especially worn by waves; shingle.
• Synonym of gravel trap.
• A dry, dusty pitch or situation, as though playing on sand.
• Euphemistic form of bitch (taboo swear word).

Verb

Verb Forms: beached, beaching, beaches

• To run or haul a boat ashore.
• land on a beach
  • "the ship beached near the port"
• To run aground on a beach.
• To run (something) aground on a beach.
• To run into an obstacle or rough or soft ground, so that the floor of the vehicle rests on the ground and the wheels cannot gain traction.

Examples

• He had to beach his hopes of a bingo when I blocked the only open spot.
• That beach should be punished!

Synonyms

backshore, gravel trap, sand, strand

Anagrams of beach