Definition of brachii
1. breach [ n ] a failure to perform some promised act or obligation
Used in print:(Evan Esar, Humorous English; a guide to comic ,...)
The misplaced modifier is another species more honored in the observance of obscurity than in the breach .
Synonyms breach Related Terms failure breach_of_contract breach_of_duty transgress2. breach [ v ] act in disregard of laws and rules
Examples:
"offend all laws of humanity"
"violate the basic laws or human civilization"
"break a law"
(The Christian Science Monitor...)
A Philadelphia distiller is currently breaching the customary prohibition against hard-liquor advertising on TV and radio .
Synonyms violate break transgress breach go_against infract offend Related Terms disrespect sin trespass sin conflict trespass misdemeanor wrongdoer evildoing3. breach [ v ] make an opening or gap in
Used in print:("National Affairs"...)
There were two possible methods of breaching the conservative barriers around the Rules_Committee : 1 ) to pack it with additional liberals and break the conservative-liberal deadlock , or 2 ) to remove one of the conservatives - namely Mississippi 's 14 - term William_Meyers_Colmer ( pronounced Calmer ) .
Synonyms breach gap Related Terms open4. breach [ n ] an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification)
Synonyms breach Related Terms opening gap5. breach [ n ] a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
Examples:
"they hoped to avoid a break in relations"
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