Breach Definition & Meaning

breach
noun
  1. a failure to perform some promised act or obligation
  2. an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification)
  3. a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions); "they hoped to avoid a break in relations"
verb
  1. 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"
  2. make an opening or gap in

"Breach" in song lyrics

See how breach is used in real songs:

  • "I bash the bracket open and breach"
    Aesop Rock — Bracket Basher
  • "Through this opening into the darkness breach"
    Holocaust & American Poets 2099 — Nas Diss
  • "Never negotiate with killers with intentions of breach"
    Sticky Fingaz f/ Geneveese, X-1 — Just Like Us

Usage tips for "breach"

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