beached

Meanings

• Adjective

  Having come to rest on land, especially after being carried by the sea.

  - "The whale was beached and could not be saved."
  - "The tide went out, leaving the boats beached."

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Synonyms

strand

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with beached
ceased , feasted , reased

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Variants

List of all variants of beached that leads to same result
beach , beached , beaches , beaching

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Etymology

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From Old English bæce 'bank, beach'.

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Trivia

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1. The longest whale ever recorded was beached in Peru in 1992, measuring over 100 feet long.

2. The term 'beachhead' comes from the military strategy of establishing a foothold on enemy territory by landing troops on the beach.

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Related Concepts

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1. stranded: Related concept: 'Beached' is a synonym for 'stranded', which means being left high and dry or having come to rest on land.

2. marooned: Related concept: 'Beached' is also related to 'marooned', which means being left on a deserted island or stranded without supplies.

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Culture

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In literature, 'beached' is often used metaphorically to describe someone or something that has been stranded or left behind. For example, in Ernest Hemingway's 'The Old Man and the Sea', the protagonist is metaphorically 'beached' when he is left behind by his fellow fishermen.

How to Memorize "beached"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a boat or a whale coming to rest on the shore.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'beached' with the feeling of being stranded or left behind.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Bring Elephants Close to Home' to remember that 'beached' means 'bring' the boat or whale 'close to home' (the shore).

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