Definition of breech

• n. - The lower part of the body behind; the buttocks.
• n. - Breeches.
• n. - The hinder part of anything; esp., the part of a cannon, or other firearm, behind the chamber.
• n. - The external angle of knee timber, the inside of which is called the throat.
• v. t. - To put into, or clothe with, breeches.
• v. t. - To cover as with breeches.
• v. t. - To fit or furnish with a breech; as, to breech a gun.
• v. t. - To whip on the breech.
• v. t. - To fasten with breeching.
• n. - The lower part of the body behind; the buttocks.
• n. - Breeches.
• n. - The hinder part of anything; esp., the part of a cannon, or other firearm, behind the chamber.
• n. - The external angle of knee timber, the inside of which is called the throat.
• v. t. - To put into, or clothe with, breeches.
• v. t. - To cover as with breeches.
• v. t. - To fit or furnish with a breech; as, to breech a gun.
• v. t. - To whip on the breech.
• v. t. - To fasten with breeching.