beach

1. beach (noun) — sense 1

Definition: The shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly.

Example: Pretty soon I struck into a sort of path[…]. It twisted and turned,[…]and opened out into a big clear space like a lawn. And, back of the lawn, was a big, old-fashioned house, with piazzas stretching in front of it, and all blazing with lights. 'Twas the house I'd seen the roof of from the beach.

2. beach (noun) — sense 2

Definition: A horizontal strip of land, usually sandy, adjoining water.

Example: Up and down, the beach lay empty for miles.

3. beach (noun) — sense 3

Definition: The loose pebbles of the seashore, especially worn by waves; shingle.

4. beach (verb) — sense 4

Definition: To run aground on a beach.

Example: When we finally beached, the land was scarcely less wet than the sea.

5. beach (verb) — sense 5

Definition: To run (something) aground on a beach.

Example: It seems that some honest mariners of Dover, or Sandwich, or some one of the Cinque Ports, had after a hard chase succeeded in killing and beaching a fine whale which they had originally descried afar off from the shore.

6. beach (verb) — sense 6

Definition: 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.