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breach
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- pronunciation:
- brich
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an act of breaking a law or promise.
It is a breach of trust to tell a lie.- similar words:
- offense
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| definition 2: |
an opening or gap made by breaking through something.
The soldiers passed through the breach in the wall of the fort.- synonyms:
- gap, hole, opening
- similar words:
- break, chink, crack, gulf, rupture, separation
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| related words: |
chasm, cleft, foul, interval, invasion, leak, opening, trespass |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
breaches, breaching, breached |
| definition 1: |
to make an opening or breach in; break through.
The water breached the dam and flooded the town.- similar words:
- break through, open
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| definition 2: |
to break or violate.
He breached the agreement he had made with his lawyer.- synonyms:
- break, violate
- similar words:
- disregard, ignore
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| related words: |
betray, invade |
| derivation: |
breacher (n.) |
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