breach
noun
1. a failure to perform some promised act or obligation
Definition categories: act, failure
2. an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification)
Definition categories: object, gap, opening
3. a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
Similar word(s): break, rift, rupture, severance
Definition categories: event, breakup, detachment, separation
Sentences with breach as a noun:
- A clear breach is when the waves roll over the vessel without breaking. A clean breach is when everything on deck is swept away.
verb
1. act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
Similar word(s): break, infract, offend, transgress, violate
Definition categories: social, disrespect
2. make an opening or gap in
Similar word(s): gap
Definition categories: contact, open
Sentences with breach as a verb:
- They breached the outer wall, but not the main one.