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breech
breechthe lower rear portion of a human trunk; buttocks: a breech birth
Not to be confused with:breach – a violation, as of a law, obligation, or promise: a breach of trustbreech B0463500 (brēch)n.1. The lower rear portion of the human trunk; the buttocks.2. a. A breech presentation or delivery.b. A fetus in breech presentation.3. breechesa. Knee breeches.b. Informal Pants.c. Tight-fitting pants for horseback riding, often including a wide layer of coarse material such as leather centered along the inseam to provide improved grip.4. The part of a firearm behind the barrel.5. The lower part of a pulley block.
[Middle English brech, from Old English brēc, pl. of brōc, leg covering, Gaulish brāca, hose, trousers.]breech n 1. (Anatomy) the lower dorsal part of the human trunk; buttocks; rump 2. the lower part or bottom of something: the breech of the bridge. 3. (Mechanical Engineering) the lower portion of a pulley block, esp the part to which the rope or chain is secured 4. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) the part of a firearm behind the barrel or bore 5. (Gynaecology & Obstetrics) obstetrics short for breech delivery vb (tr) 6. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) to fit (a gun) with a breech7. archaic to clothe in breeches or any other clothing [Old English brēc, plural of brōc leg covering; related to Old Norse brōk, Old High German bruoh] Usage: Breech is sometimes wrongly used as a verb where breach is meant: the barrier/agreement was breached (not breeched)breech (n. britʃ; v. britʃ, brɪtʃ)
n. 1. the rear part of the bore of a gun, esp. the opening that permits insertion of a projectile. 2. the end of a block or pulley farthest from the supporting hook or eye. 3. the buttocks. [before 1000; Middle English breeche, Old English brēc, pl. of brōc] breech
Past participle: breeched
Gerund: breeching
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| I breech | | you breech | | he/she/it breeches | | we breech | | you breech | | they breech |
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| I breeched | | you breeched | | he/she/it breeched | | we breeched | | you breeched | | they breeched |
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| I am breeching | | you are breeching | | he/she/it is breeching | | we are breeching | | you are breeching | | they are breeching |
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| I have breeched | | you have breeched | | he/she/it has breeched | | we have breeched | | you have breeched | | they have breeched |
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| I was breeching | | you were breeching | | he/she/it was breeching | | we were breeching | | you were breeching | | they were breeching |
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| I had breeched | | you had breeched | | he/she/it had breeched | | we had breeched | | you had breeched | | they had breeched |
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| I will breech | | you will breech | | he/she/it will breech | | we will breech | | you will breech | | they will breech |
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| I will have breeched | | you will have breeched | | he/she/it will have breeched | | we will have breeched | | you will have breeched | | they will have breeched |
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| I will be breeching | | you will be breeching | | he/she/it will be breeching | | we will be breeching | | you will be breeching | | they will be breeching |
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| I have been breeching | | you have been breeching | | he/she/it has been breeching | | we have been breeching | | you have been breeching | | they have been breeching |
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| I will have been breeching | | you will have been breeching | | he/she/it will have been breeching | | we will have been breeching | | you will have been breeching | | they will have been breeching |
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| I had been breeching | | you had been breeching | | he/she/it had been breeching | | we had been breeching | | you had been breeching | | they had been breeching |
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| I would breech | | you would breech | | he/she/it would breech | | we would breech | | you would breech | | they would breech |
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| I would have breeched | | you would have breeched | | he/she/it would have breeched | | we would have breeched | | you would have breeched | | they would have breeched |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  breech - opening in the rear of the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loadedrear of barrel, rear of tubebarrel, cask - a cylindrical container that holds liquidsbreech closer, breechblock - a metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firingopening - a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made; "they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door" |
breechnounUsage: Breech is sometimes wrongly used as a verb where breach is meant: he admitted he had breached (not breeched) the rules.Translationsbreech (briːtʃ) noun the back part of a gun, where it is loaded. (槍炮的)後膛 后膛，炮尾 breech
too big for (one's) breechesOverconfident in one's importance, skill, or authority; behaving as if one is more important or influential than one actually is. He's gotten too big for his breeches ever since he got that promotion. John's been too big for his breeches now that he's been scouted by pro teams.See also: big, breechkick in the breechA humiliating disappointment or setback. Losing my job after my car broke down was a real kick in the breech.See also: breech, kickkick in the pants, a1. Also, a kick in the teeth. A humiliating setback or rebuff. For example, That rejection was a real kick in the pants, or That review was a kick in the teeth. A third, vulgar variant of these colloquial terms is a kick in the ass. Versions of this last expression- kick in the breech, kick in the behind-have been used since the early 1800s. 2. A cause of enjoyment, as in That show was a real kick in the pants. This meaning is virtually the opposite of def. 1 and can be differentiated from it only by the context. [1960s] See also: kicktoo big for one's britches (breeches)Conceited, self-important. This expression, alluding to becoming so swelled with self-importance as to burst out of one’s clothes, sounds ancient but dates only from about 1900, as does the closely related too big for one’s boots. The latter appeared in Sir Henry Maxwell’s Life of W. H. Smith (1894): “Sometimes a young man, ‘too big for his boots,’ would sniff at being put in charge of a railway bookstall.” And H. G. Wells (Kipp, The Story of a Simple Soul, 1905) wrote, “He’s getting too big for ’is britches.”See also: big, britchesbreech
breech1. the lower dorsal part of the human trunk; buttocks; rump 2. the lower portion of a pulley block, esp the part to which the rope or chain is secured breech[brēch] (ordnance) The rear part of the bore of a gun, especially the opening that permits the projectile to be inserted at the rear of the bore. breech
buttocks [but´oks] the two fleshy prominences formed by the gluteal muscles on the lower part of the back. Called also breech, clunes, and nates.but·tocks (bŭt'oks), [TA] This word is grammatically plural.The prominence formed by the gluteal muscles of either side. Synonym(s): nates [TA], clunes ☆ , breechbreech (brēch)n.1. The lower rear portion of the human trunk; the buttocks.2. a. A breech presentation or delivery.b. A fetus in breech presentation.but·tocks (bŭt'ŏks) The two gluteal prominences.
Synonym(s): nates [TA] , breech, clunes. breech
Related to breech: breech presentation, frank breechSynonyms for breechnoun opening in the rear of the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loadedSynonyms- rear of barrel
- rear of tube
Related Words- barrel
- cask
- breech closer
- breechblock
- opening
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