breach vs gap

breach and gap both are nouns.

breach and gap both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
breach	Yes	No	Yes	No
gap	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, gap is a hypernym of breach; that is, gap is a word with a broader meaning than breach:

breach: an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification)
gap: an open or empty space in or between things

Other hypernyms of breach include opening.

As verbs, breach and gap are synonyms defined as:

breach and gap: make an opening or gap in

breach (noun)	gap (noun)
a failure to perform some promised act or obligation	an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)	a narrow opening
an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification)	a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
	a difference (especially an unfortunate difference) between two opinions or two views or two situations
	an open or empty space in or between things
	a pass between mountain peaks; geomorphological term for the lowest point on a mountain ridge between two peaks

breach (verb)	gap (verb)
make an opening or gap in	make an opening or gap in
act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises

Difference between breach and gap

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