The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Beached — (b[=e]cht), p. p. & a. 1. Bordered by a beach. [1913 Webster] The beached verge of the salt flood. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Driven on a beach; stranded; drawn up on a beach; as, the ship is beached. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
beached — [adj] grounded abandoned, aground, ashore, deserted, high and dry, marooned, stranded, wrecked; concept 583 Ant. at sea … New thesaurus
beached — adjective a) run or brought ashore a beached whale b) left stranded and helpless, especially on a beach … Wiktionary
beached — adj. Beached is used with these nouns: ↑whale … Collocations dictionary
beached — adjective rescuing the beached whale Syn: stranded, grounded, aground, ashore, marooned, high and dry, stuck, washed up, washed ashore … Thesaurus of popular words
Beached whale — A beached whale is a whale which has become stranded on land, usually on a beach. Beaching is often fatal for whales, as they become dehydrated and die. Some die when their lungs are suffocated under their own weight or drown when high tides… … Wikipedia
Beached Festival — The Beached Festival is a free festival held annually in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England. After 6 years it has grown to become the biggest free festival on the east coast of England. The festival started in 2001 as a small gig which gained… … Wikipedia
beached — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. stranded, marooned, abandoned; see aground … English dictionary for students
beached — biËtʃ n. shore, seaside v. go up onto the beach, go onto the shore … English contemporary dictionary
beached — adj 1. aground, grounded, ashore, Obs. graveled, stuck fast; shipwrecked, wrecked, cast away, abandoned. 2. stranded, high and dry, deserted, forsaken, left in the lurch; straitened, in straits, in a fix, at a loss; discarded, rejected, left… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
