To inflict a punishment out of all proportion to the offence. / To employ great exertions for insignificant ends.

A sandwich made from slices of bread (rather than a roll)

A bird, the robin snipe.

Light spongy bread or buns taccompanying tea.

(colloquial) Let's get back to work.

The breaking of an embankment by the sea.

plural of sea breach

(music, intransitive) within a choir or wind instrument ensemble, to breathe independently so that no breath gaps can be heard in favour of a continuous sound effect

present participle of stagger breathe

(music) a technique for choir singers and wind instrument players as part of an ensemble, by which no breath gaps can be heard in favour of a continuous sound effect