Breach
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To break (in the above senses) , to break into a ship or into a coastal defence to leap clear out of the water
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The act of breaking, in a figurative sense. A breaking or infraction of a law, or of any obligation or tie; violation; non-fulfillment; as, a breach of contract; a breach of promise. A gap or opening made by breaking or battering, as in a wall or fortification; the space between the parts of a solid body rent by violence; a break; a rupture. A breaking up of amicable relations; rupture. A breaking of waters, as over a vessel or a coastal defence; the waters themselves; surge; surf. A breaking out upon; an assault. A bruise; a wound. A hernia; a rupture.
Example sentence: Two decisions have damaged the stability both of the euro and of Europe: the premature admission of Greece to the euro area and the breach and subsequent weakening of the stability and growth pact.
Gap
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To notch, as a sword or knife.To make an opening in; to breach.To check the size of a gap.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: An opening in anything made by breaking or partingAn opening allowing passage or entranceAn opening that implies a breach or defectA vacant space or timeA hiatus.A mountain or hill pass.a sheltered area of coast between two cliffs (mostly restricted to place names).The regions between the outfielders.
Example sentence: Your problem is to bridge the gap which exists between where you are now and the goal you intend to reach.