- Breach - Break or burst suddenly - Burst or break suddenly - The act of breaking apart, or separating; the state of
being broken asunder; as, the rupture of the skin; the rupture of a
vessel or fiber; the rupture of a lutestring. - Breach of peace or concord between individuals; open
hostility or war between nations; interruption of friendly relations;
as, the parties came to a rupture. - Hernia. See Hernia. - A bursting open, as of a steam boiler, in a less sudden
manner than by explosion. See Explosion.