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Breech

noun
/bɹiːtʃ/
Word Frequency: 1.0

Definitions

1.noun(now only in the plural) A garment whose purpose is to cover or clothe the buttocks.
2.nounThe buttocks or backside.
3.nounThe part of a cannon or other firearm behind the chamber.
4.nounThe external angle of knee timber, the inside of which is called the throat.
5.nounA breech birth.
6.verbTo dress in breeches. (especially) To dress a boy in breeches or trousers for the first time.
7.verbTo beat or spank on the buttocks.
8.verbTo fit or furnish with a breech.
"to breech a gun"
9.verbTo fasten with breeching.
10.verbTo cover as if with breeches.
11.adjectiveBorn, or having been born, breech.
12.adverbWith the hips coming out before the head.

Synonyms

rear of barrelrear of tubeboltflawloopholeriftseatbreachheadquartersfootlingreceiverfault

Rhymes With

breachreachpeachbeseechdreichspeechscreechoutreach
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