broach
Machinery. an elongated, tapered, serrated cutting tool for shaping and enlarging holes.
a spit for roasting meat.
a gimlet for tapping casks.
(in a lock) a pin receiving the barrel of a key.
Also broach spire .Architecture. an octagonal spire rising directly from a tower without any intervening feature.
Masonry. a pointed tool for the rough dressing of stone.
to enlarge and finish with a broach.
to mention or suggest for the first time: to broach a subject.
to draw (beer, liquor, etc.), as by tapping: to broach beer from a keg.
to tap or pierce.
Masonry. to shape or dress (a block of stone).
Nautical. (of a sailing vessel) to veer to windward.
to break the surface of water; rise from the sea, as a fish or a submarine.
Origin of broach
1Other words for broach
8 | introduce, propose, bring up, submit, advance |
Other words from broach
- broach·er, noun
- un·broached, adjective
Words that may be confused with broach
- broach , brooch
Words Nearby broach
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How to use broach in a sentence
Gaga wanted us to pay attention, and she did it by pinching and stretching other words throughout the anthem, as well as donning a spectacular outfit, which included a golden dove broach that appeared to be life size.
Our national anthem ends with a question. Lady Gaga answered it as best she could. | Chris Richards | January 20, 2021 | Washington PostWoven into the very fabric of its characters, Masters uses sex to broach bigger topics.
What Porn Stars Find Sexy on TV: From ‘Game of Thrones’ to ‘Deadliest Catch’ | Aurora Snow | September 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTCEO Mark Thompson for his advice on how she should broach the subject with Baquet and try to get his assent.
Fired New York Times Editor Jill Abramson Blitzes the Media | Lloyd Grove | July 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhite was unafraid to broach the notion that life is not only mysterious but sometimes completely inexplicable.
Jill Lepore on When Life Begins and Ends in ‘The Mansions of Happiness’ | Malcolm Jones | June 21, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTSome of his supporters remain so passionate that the subject can be difficult to broach.
In Greg Mortenson's Silence, His Neighbors Defend Him, or Vilify Him | Mike Giglio | June 7, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
Now as always, Republicans need bipartisan cover to broach the subject of serious budget cutting.
From the use of a similar instrument to tap casks, comes "to broach" or "tap" a cask.
Again and again I asked myself this question, but I dared not broach it to my relatives.
Scottish Ghost Stories | Elliott O'DonnellTo broach a pipe, pierce it with an auger or gimlet, four fingers- breadth over the lower rim, so that the dregs may not rise.
Early English Meals and Manners | VariousAn application was at once determined on to her, and Stead was employed to broach the subject to the diviner.
The Chronicles of Crime or The New Newgate Calendar. v. 1/2 | Camden PelhamHe stood like one in a dream, unable to decide how to broach the subject that had brought him there.
Brother Jacques (Novels of Paul de Kock, Volume XVII) | Charles Paul de Kock
British Dictionary definitions for broach (1 of 2)
/ (brəʊtʃ) /
(tr) to initiate (a topic) for discussion: to broach a dangerous subject
(tr) to tap or pierce (a container) to draw off (a liquid): to broach a cask; to broach wine
(tr) to open in order to begin to use: to broach a shipment
(intr) to break the surface of the water: the trout broached after being hooked
(tr) machinery to enlarge and finish (a hole) by reaming
a long tapered toothed cutting tool for enlarging holes
a spit for roasting meat, etc
a roof covering the corner triangle on the top of a square tower having an octagonal spire
a pin, forming part of some types of lock, that registers in the hollow bore of a key
a tool used for tapping casks
a less common spelling of brooch
Origin of broach
1Derived forms of broach
- broacher, noun
British Dictionary definitions for broach (2 of 2)
/ (brəʊtʃ) /
nautical (usually foll by to) to cause (a sailing vessel) to swerve sharply and dangerously or (of a sailing vessel) to swerve sharply and dangerously in a following sea, so as to be broadside to the waves
Origin of broach
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