broach
[ brohch ]
/ broʊtʃ /
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noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
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.
SYNONYMS FOR broach
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Origin of broach
1175–1225; (noun) Middle English broche<Anglo-French, Old French <Vulgar Latin *brocca spike, horn, tap of a cask (Medieval Latin broca), noun use of feminine of Latin adj. brocc(h)us projecting (said of teeth); (v.) Middle English brochen<Old French broch(i)er, derivative of the noun
OTHER WORDS FROM broach
broacher, nounun·broached, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH broach
broach , broochWords nearby broach
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British Dictionary definitions for broach (1 of 2)
broach1
/ (brəʊtʃ) /
verb
noun
Derived forms of broach
broacher, nounWord Origin for broach
C14: from Old French broche, from Vulgar Latin brocca (unattested), from Latin brochus projecting
British Dictionary definitions for broach (2 of 2)
broach2
/ (brəʊtʃ) /
verb
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
Word Origin for broach
C18: perhaps from broach 1 in obsolete sense of turn on a spit
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Medical definitions for broach
broach
[ brōch ]
n.
A dental instrument for removing the pulp of a tooth or exploring its canal.
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