breach: meaning and definitions

An opening, a tear, or a rupture.

A gap or rift, especially in or as if in a solid structure such as a dike or fortification.

A violation or infraction, as of a law, a legal obligation, or a promise.

A breaking up or disruption of friendly relations; an estrangement.

A leap of a whale from the water.

The breaking of waves or surf.

To make a hole or gap in; break through.

To break or violate (an agreement, for example).

To leap from the water: waiting for the whale to breach.