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/bēCH/,
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beached, past participle; beaches, 3rd person singular present; beaching, present participle; beached, past tense;
  1. Run or haul up (a boat or ship) onto a beach
    • - at the water's edge a rowboat was beached
    • - crews would not beach for fear of damaging craft
  2. Cause (a whale or similar animal) to become stranded out of the water

  3. (of a whale or similar animal) Become stranded out of the water

  4. (of an angler) Land (a fish) on a beach

  5. Cause (someone) to suffer a loss
    • - competitive procurement seems to have beached several companies
  1. Beaching is when a vessel is laid ashore, or grounded deliberately in shallow water. This is more usual with small flat-bottomed boats. Larger ships may be beached deliberately, for instance in an emergency a damaged ship might be beached to prevent it from sinking in deep water. ...
  2. (Beached (festival)) The Beached Festival was a free festival held annually in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England. After 6 years it had grown to become the biggest free festival in the South Bay of Scarborough.
  3. (Beached (naval)) A naval officer who is beached is one who, through illness or other incapacitation, is restricted to shore duty.
  4. (beached) run or brought ashore; left stranded and helpless, especially on a beach
  5. (Beached) boat: Possibly suggests a situation in which you are ‘on dry land’ not subject to many changes or uncertainties. But it could also relate to a project, relationship or endeavour that cannot be got underway, or has got stuck in some way. ...
  6. (beached) (A Midsummer Night's Dream - 2.1.85)
  7. The action of water waves by which beach materials settle into the water because of removal of finer materials.
  8. deliberate action of landing a vessel for repairs.