<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>an expanse of sand or pebbles along a shore.</li><li>the part of the shore of an ocean, sea, large river, lake, etc., washed by the tide or waves.</li><li>Synonyms: littoral, strand, seashore, coast.</li><li>the area adjacent to a seashore: We're vacationing at the beach.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>Nautical: to haul or run onto a beach: We beached the ship to save it.</li><li>to make inoperative or unemployed.</li><li>Synonyms: ground.</li></ul>