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
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 difference in opinions, social class etc.
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.
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.
A gap permitting passage through.
The first few measures of a musical composition.
The first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe.
The initial period when a show at an art gallery or museum is first opened, especially the first evening.
A vacant position, especially in an array.
An unoccupied employment position.
In mathematical morphology, the dilation of the erosion of a set.
An act or instance of making or becoming open.
A time available in a schedule.
An opportunity, as in a competitive activity.
An act or instance of beginning.
The first few moves in a game.
Pertaining to the start or beginning of a series of events.
describing the first period of play, usually up to the fall of the first wicket; describing a batsman who opens the innings or a bowler who opens the attack