English noun: beach | |||
1. | beach (object) an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake | ||
Broader (hypernym) | formation, geological formation | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | plage | ||
Part meronym | shore | ||
Substance holonym | sand | ||
English verb: beach | |||
1. | beach (motion) land on a beach | ||
Samples | The ship beached near the port. | ||
Examples | The men beach the boat | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | land, set down | ||