# beached

Pronunciation: US say "BEECHT" /biːt͡ʃt/; UK

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of beach. — simple past and past participle of beach
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of beach. Use it for something that was driven or pulled up onto the shore.
   - _Rescuers found that the yacht had beached itself on a sandbar._
   - _Strong currents beached dozens of jellyfish along the coast._

## Adjective

2. Run aground or hauled up onto the shore, out of the water.
   - Simple: Pulled or driven up onto the shore, out of the water.
   - _A beached rowboat lay tilted on the gravel below the cliff._
   - _The crew secured the beached vessel before the tide returned._
3. Stranded and unable to move or get help, especially when left on a beach.
   - Simple: Stuck somewhere and unable to move or get help, often on a beach.
   - _The beached whale could not work its way back into the surf._
   - _Once the funding dried up, the whole team was beached, with nothing left to do._

## Adjective

4. Having a beach running along its shore or edge. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: Having a sandy shore along the edge of the water.
   - _The old chart marked every beached cove between the two capes._
   - _A beached strand of white sand fringed the whole western coast._

## Origin

Formed from the noun "beach" (a sandy shore) with the suffix "-ed".

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