Breach (Verb)
Meaning 1
Make an opening or gap in.
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- Waves crash against the shoreline, constantly trying to breach the defenses of the levee.
- The fire spread quickly through the house, but firefighters worked to breach the internal walls and rescue anyone trapped.
- To escape, the hikers had to breach the dense thicket of brambles surrounding the remote cabin.
- The hackers used malicious code to breach the software company's security system.
- Floodwaters began to breach the perimeter of the city, prompting authorities to issue evacuation orders.
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Meaning 2
Act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The company will breach its contract if it fails to deliver the goods on time.
- By lying under oath, the witness was accused of breach of trust and perjury.
- Using someone else's credit card without permission is a serious breach of privacy and the law.
- The new policy will breach the agreements made in the previous negotiations.
- The city police chief warned that continued protests would breach the peace and lead to arrests.
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- Boob
- Sin
- Contravene
- Infringe
- Blunder
- Trespass
- Run Afoul
- Transgress
- Drop The Ball
- Conflict
- Intrude
- Goof