nounπShareA gap or opening made by breaking or battering, as in a wall, fortification or levee / embankment; the space between the parts of a solid body rent by violence"The floodwaters created a breach in the riverbank, allowing the water to overflow onto the farmland. "gaparchitecturebuildingmilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA breaking up of amicable relations, a falling-out."The breach between the two sisters started over a shared inheritance. "communicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA breaking of waters, as over a vessel or a coastal defence; the waters themselves"A clear breach is when the waves roll over the vessel without breaking. A clean breach is when everything on deck is swept away."nauticaloceanmilitarydisasterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA breaking out upon; an assault."The sudden breach of the classroom door startled the students. "militarywaractionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA bruise; a wound."The soccer player received a painful breach on his knee during the game. "medicinebodyanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA hernia; a rupture."The athlete's strained muscle caused a painful breach in his abdominal wall. "medicineanatomybodyorganChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA breaking or infraction of a law, or of any obligation or tie; violation; non-fulfillment"The student's failure to complete the homework assignment was a breach of the school's rules. "lawrightactiongovernmentpoliticsmoralsocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA difference in opinions, social class etc."The breach between the students' opinions on the school project led to heated debates. "gapattitudesocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe act of breaking, in a figurative sense."The student's breach of the school's dress code resulted in a detention. "lawactionpoliticsbusinessstateChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo make a breach in."They breached the outer wall, but not the main one."militarylawpoliceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo violate or break."The student breached the school's dress code by wearing jeans to the formal event. "lawactionbusinessmilitarypoliticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShare(of the sea) To break into a ship or into a coastal defence."The rising tide breached the seawall, flooding the low-lying coastal town. "nauticaldisasteroceanwarsailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShare(of a whale) To leap out of the water."The humpback whale breached spectacularly, sending a spray of water high into the air. "animaloceannatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading