(~es, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ is an area of sand or stones beside the sea.
...a beautiful sandy ~...
I just want to lie on the ~ in the sun.
= seashore
N-COUNT
2.
If something such as a boat ~es, or if it is ~ed, it is pulled or forced out of the water and onto land.
We ~ed the canoe, running it right up the bank...
The boat ~ed on a mud flat...
VERB: V n, V