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broach
[ brohch ]
noun
- 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.
verb (used with object)
- to enlarge and finish with a broach.
Synonyms: , , ,
- 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).
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.
broach
1/ ²ú°ùəʊ³Ùʃ /
verb
- 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
noun
- 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
broach
2/ ²ú°ùəʊ³Ùʃ /
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
Derived Forms
- ˈ²ú°ù´Ç²¹³¦³ó±ð°ù, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²ú°ù´Ç²¹³¦³ó·±ð°ù noun
- ³Ü²Ô·²ú°ù´Ç²¹³¦³ó±ð»å adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of broach1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of broach1
Origin of broach2
Example Sentences
How can menopause affect a woman’s career and how would you suggest women broach conversations about menopause in their workplaces?
He will reveal, only broadly, the topics that have been broached.
But the topic of back NIL pay had never been broached with USC before the lawsuit was filed.
He broached the subject when saying he felt no trepidation about working with Ridley Scott on the upcoming “Gladiator II†film.
President of baseball operations Andrew Friedman did the same when Buehler broached the topic at the ballpark.
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