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broach ¹  (brch)

tr.v. broached, broach·ing, broach·es

1.

a. To bring up (a subject) for discussion or debate.

b. To announce: We broached our plans for the new year.

2. To pierce in order to draw off liquid: broach a keg of beer.

3. To draw off (a liquid) by piercing a hole in a cask or other container.

4. To shape or enlarge (a hole) with a tapered, serrated tool.

n.

1.

a. A tapered, serrated tool used to shape or enlarge a hole.

b. The hole made by such a tool.

2. A spit for roasting meat.

3. A mason's narrow chisel.

4. A gimlet for tapping or broaching casks.

5. Variant of brooch.

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[Middle English brochen, to pierce, probably from broche, pointed weapon or implement, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *brocca, from Latin broccus, projecting.]

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broacher n.

Synonyms: broach¹, introduce, moot, raise
These verbs mean to bring forward a point, topic, or question for consideration or discussion: broach the subject tactfully; introduce a tax bill before the legislature; an idea that was mooted before the committee; raised the problem of dropouts with the faculty.

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broach ²  (brch)

intr. & tr.v. broached, broach·ing, broach·es Nautical

To veer or cause to veer broadside to the wind and waves: tried to keep the boat from broaching to.

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[Probably from broach.]

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broach¹

vb

1. (tr) to initiate (a topic) for discussion to broach a dangerous subject

2. (tr) to tap or pierce (a container) to draw off (a liquid) to broach a cask to broach wine

3. (tr) to open in order to begin to use to broach a shipment

4. (intr) to break the surface of the water the trout broached after being hooked

5. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) (tr) Machinery to enlarge and finish (a hole) by reaming

n

1. (Engineering / Tools) a long tapered toothed cutting tool for enlarging holes

2. (Cookery) a spit for roasting meat, etc

3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a roof covering the corner triangle on the top of a square tower having an octagonal spire

4. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a pin, forming part of some types of lock, that registers in the hollow bore of a key

5. (Engineering / Tools) a tool used for tapping casks

6. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Jewellery) a less common spelling of brooch

[from Old French broche, from Vulgar Latin brocca (unattested), from Latin brochus projecting]

broacher  n

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broach²

vb

(Transport / Nautical Terms) 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

[perhaps from broach¹ in obsolete sense of turn on a spit]

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When a water craft is thrown broadside to the wind and waves, against a bar, or against the shoreline.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	broach - a decorative pin worn by women       breastpin, brooch pin - a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment sunburst - a jeweled brooch with a pattern resembling the sun
Verb	1.	broach - bring up a topic for discussion initiate hash out, talk over, discuss - speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion; "We discussed our household budget" deal, plow, handle, treat, cover, address - act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression; "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China"

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broach

verb

1. bring up, approach, introduce, mention, speak of, talk of, open up, hint at, touch on, raise the subject of Eventually I broached the subject of her early life.

2. open, crack, pierce, puncture, uncork He would ask the landlord to broach a new barrel of wine.

Translations

broach [brəʊtʃ] VT

1. [+ cask] → espitar; [+ bottle etc] → abrir

2. [+ subject] → abordar, sacar a colación
he didn't broach the subject → no sacó el tema a colación, no abordó ese tema

broach [ˈbrəʊtʃ] vt [+ subject] → aborder
B-road B road [ˈbiːrəʊd] (British) n (= minor road) → route f secondaire, route f départementale

broach

vt

barrel → anstechen, anzapfen

subject, topic → anschneiden

broach [brəʊtʃ] vt (subject) → affrontare; (bottle of wine) → stappare

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broach [brəʊtʃ] vt (subject) → affrontare; (bottle of wine) → stappare