breach vs gulf

breach

noun
  • A difference in opinions, social class etc. 

  • The act of breaking, in a figurative sense. 

  • A breaking or infraction of a law, or of any obligation or tie; violation; non-fulfillment 

  • A breaking of waters, as over a vessel or a coastal defence; the waters themselves 

  • A breaking up of amicable relations, a falling-out. 

  • A breaking out upon; an assault. 

  • A gap or opening made by breaking or battering, as in a wall, fortification or levee / embankment; the space between the parts of a solid body rent by violence 

verb
  • To break into a ship or into a coastal defence. 

  • To make a breach in. 

  • To leap out of the water. 

  • To violate or break. 

  • To charge or convict (someone) of breaching the terms of a bail, probation, recognizance, etc. 

gulf

noun
  • A difference, especially a large difference, between groups. 

  • A portion of an ocean or sea extending into the land; a partially landlocked sea 

  • The bottom part of a list of those awarded a degree, for those who have only just passed. 

  • That which swallows irretrievably; a whirlpool; a sucking eddy. 

  • A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin. 

  • A large deposit of ore in a lode. 

  • A wide interval or gap; a separating space. 

verb
  • To award a degree to somebody who has only just passed sufficiently. 

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