| breach | | |
| n. (act) | 1. breach | a failure to perform some promised act or obligation. |
| ~ failure | an unexpected omission.; "he resented my failure to return his call"; "the mechanic's failure to check the brakes" |
| ~ breach of contract | a breach of a legal duty; failure to do something that is required in a contract. |
| ~ breach of duty | a breach of due care. |
| n. (object) | 2. breach | an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification). |
| ~ opening, gap | an open or empty space in or between things.; "there was a small opening between the trees"; "the explosion made a gap in the wall" |
| n. (event) | 3. breach, break, falling out, rift, rupture, severance | a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions).; "they hoped to avoid a break in relations" |
| ~ schism | the formal separation of a church into two churches or the withdrawal of one group over doctrinal differences. |
| ~ breakup, separation, detachment | coming apart. |
| v. (social) | 4. breach, break, go against, infract, offend, transgress, violate | act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises.; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise" |
| ~ disrespect | show a lack of respect for. |
| ~ sin, transgress, trespass | commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law. |
| ~ blunder, boob, drop the ball, goof, sin | commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake.; "I blundered during the job interview" |
| ~ contravene, infringe, run afoul, conflict | go against, as of rules and laws.; "He ran afoul of the law"; "This behavior conflicts with our rules" |
| ~ trespass | break the law. |
| ~ trespass, intrude | enter unlawfully on someone's property.; "Don't trespass on my land!" |
| v. (contact) | 5. breach, gap | make an opening or gap in. |
| ~ open, open up | cause to open or to become open.; "Mary opened the car door" |
| elapse | | |
| v. (motion) | 1. elapse, glide by, go along, go by, lapse, pass, slide by, slip away, slip by | pass by.; "three years elapsed" |
| ~ advance, march on, move on, progress, go on, pass on | move forward, also in the metaphorical sense.; "Time marches on" |
| ~ fell, vanish, fly | pass away rapidly.; "Time flies like an arrow"; "Time fleeing beneath him" |
| encroach | | |
| v. (motion) | 1. encroach, impinge, infringe | advance beyond the usual limit. |
| ~ advance, march on, move on, progress, go on, pass on | move forward, also in the metaphorical sense.; "Time marches on" |
| v. (social) | 2. encroach, entrench, impinge, trench | impinge or infringe upon.; "This impinges on my rights as an individual"; "This matter entrenches on other domains" |
| ~ take advantage, trespass | make excessive use of.; "You are taking advantage of my good will!"; "She is trespassing upon my privacy" |
| exceed | | |
| v. (stative) | 1. exceed, surpass, transcend | be greater in scope or size than some standard.; "Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds" |
| ~ overgrow | grow too large. |
| v. (stative) | 2. exceed, go past, overstep, pass, top, transcend | be superior or better than some standard.; "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year" |
| ~ excel, surpass, stand out | distinguish oneself.; "She excelled in math" |
| v. (competition) | 3. exceed, outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surmount, surpass | be or do something to a greater degree.; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class" |
| ~ beat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell | come out better in a competition, race, or conflict.; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game" |
| ~ outsmart, outwit, circumvent, outfox, overreach, beat | beat through cleverness and wit.; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors" |
| ~ outgrow | grow faster than. |
| ~ outcry, outshout | shout louder than. |
| ~ outroar | roar louder than. |
| ~ outsail | sail faster or better than.; "They outsailed the Roman fleet" |
| ~ outdraw | draw a gun faster, or best someone in a gunfight. |
| ~ outsell | sell more than others.; "This salesman outsells his colleagues" |
| ~ outsell | be sold more often than other, similar products.; "The new Toyota outsells the Honda by a wide margin" |
| ~ outpace | surpass in speed.; "Malthus believed that population increase would outpace increases in the means of subsistence" |
| ~ better, break | surpass in excellence.; "She bettered her own record"; "break a record" |
| ~ outshine | attract more attention and praise than others.; "This film outshone all the others in quality" |
| ~ outrange | have a greater range than (another gun). |
| ~ outweigh | be heavier than. |
| ~ outbrave | be braver than. |
| ~ out-herod | surpass someone in cruelty or evil. |
| ~ outfox | outdo someone in trickery. |
| ~ shame | surpass or beat by a wide margin. |
| ~ outmarch | march longer distances and for a longer time than.; "This guy can outmarch anyone!" |
| ~ outwear | last longer than others.; "This material outwears all others" |
| transgress | | |
| v. (stative) | 1. transgress | spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline.; "The sea transgresses along the West coast of the island" |
| ~ overspread, spread | spread across or over.; "A big oil spot spread across the water" |
| v. (social) | 2. sin, transgress, trespass | commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law. |
| ~ fall | yield to temptation or sin.; "Adam and Eve fell" |
| ~ breach, infract, transgress, go against, offend, violate, break | act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises.; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise" |
| v. (motion) | 3. overstep, transgress, trespass | pass beyond (limits or boundaries). |
| ~ go across, pass, go through | go across or through.; "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind" |
| trespass | | |
| n. (act) | 1. trespass | a wrongful interference with the possession of property (personal property as well as realty), or the action instituted to recover damages. |
| ~ civil wrong, tort | (law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought. |
| ~ continuing trespass | trespass that is not transient or intermittent but continues as long as the offending object remains.; "dumping his garbage on my land was a case of continuing trespass" |
| ~ trespass de bonis asportatis | an action brought to recover damages from a person who has taken goods or property from its rightful owner. |
| ~ trespass on the case | an action brought to recover damages from a person whose actions have resulted indirectly in injury or loss.; "a person struck by a log as it was thrown onto a road could maintain trespass against the thrower but one who was hurt by stumbling over it could maintain and action on the case" |
| ~ trespass quare clausum fregit | the defendant unlawfully enters the land of the plaintiff. |
| ~ trespass viet armis | trespass with force and arms resulting in injury to another's person or property. |
| n. (act) | 2. encroachment, intrusion, trespass, usurpation, violation | entry to another's property without right or permission. |
| ~ actus reus, wrongful conduct, misconduct, wrongdoing | activity that transgresses moral or civil law.; "he denied any wrongdoing" |
| ~ inroad | an encroachment or intrusion.; "they made inroads in the United States market" |
| v. (social) | 3. intrude, trespass | enter unlawfully on someone's property.; "Don't trespass on my land!" |
| ~ breach, infract, transgress, go against, offend, violate, break | act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises.; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise" |
| ~ break in, break | enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act.; "Someone broke in while I was on vacation"; "They broke into my car and stole my radio!"; "who broke into my account last night?" |
| v. (social) | 4. take advantage, trespass | make excessive use of.; "You are taking advantage of my good will!"; "She is trespassing upon my privacy" |
| ~ impinge, trench, encroach, entrench | impinge or infringe upon.; "This impinges on my rights as an individual"; "This matter entrenches on other domains" |
| ~ use | seek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage.; "She uses her influential friends to get jobs"; "The president's wife used her good connections" |
| v. (social) | 5. trespass | break the law. |
| ~ breach, infract, transgress, go against, offend, violate, break | act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises.; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise" |
| violate | | |
| v. (stative) | 1. break, go against, violate | fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns.; "This sentence violates the rules of syntax" |
| ~ fly in the face of, fly in the teeth of | go against.; "This action flies in the face of the agreement" |
| v. (contact) | 2. violate | destroy.; "Don't violate my garden"; "violate my privacy" |
| ~ disturb, touch | tamper with.; "Don't touch my CDs!" |
| v. (social) | 3. desecrate, outrage, profane, violate | violate the sacred character of a place or language.; "desecrate a cemetery"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God" |
| ~ assail, assault, set on, attack | attack someone physically or emotionally.; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly" |
| v. (social) | 4. assault, dishonor, dishonour, outrage, rape, ravish, violate | force (someone) to have sex against their will.; "The woman was raped on her way home at night" |
| ~ assail, assault, set on, attack | attack someone physically or emotionally.; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly" |
| ~ gang-rape | rape (someone) successively with several attackers.; "The prisoner was gang-raped" |
| v. (contact) | 5. despoil, plunder, rape, spoil, violate | destroy and strip of its possession.; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country" |
| ~ ruin, destroy | destroy completely; damage irreparably.; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up" |
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