The Meaning 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.

Synonyms

rear of barrel , rear of tube

Homophones

breach

Rhymes

beach , beech , beseech , bleach , breach , cheech , creach , creech , each , impeach , inspeech , keach , keech , keetch , leach , leech , leetch , leitch , microfiche , outreach , overreach , peach , piech , pietsch , pleach , preach , reach , reeche , screech , speech , swiech , teach , veatch , veech , weech , wiech