broach

(brōch)
tr.v., broached, broach·ing, broach·es.

1. 1. To bring up (a subject) for discussion or debate.
   2. 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. 1. A tapered, serrated tool used to shape or enlarge a hole.
   2. 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.

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

broacher broach'er n.

SYNONYMS   broach, 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.

broach² (brōch)
intr. & tr.v. Nautical, broached, broach·ing, broach·es.
To veer or cause to veer broadside to the wind and waves: tried to keep the boat from broaching to.

[Probably from BROACH¹.]

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verb

To put forward (a topic) for discussion: bring up, introduce, moot, put forth, raise. See start/end.

v

Definition: bring up a topic
Antonyms: not mention

v

Definition: open, pierce
Antonyms: close, close up

v. (also broach to) (of a ship with the wind on the quarter) veer and pitch forward because of bad steering or a sea hitting the stern, causing it to present a side to the wind and sea, losing a steerage, and possibly suffer serious damage: we had broached badly, side on to the wind and sea.

n.

a sudden and hazardous veering of a ship having such consequences.

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1. In quarrying, to free stone blocks from the ledge by cutting out the webbing between holes drilled close together in a row.
2. To finish a stone surface with broad diagonal parallel grooves cut by a pointed chisel.
3. A half pyramid above the corners of a square tower to provide a transition to an octagonal spire.
4. A spire sometimes springing from a tower without an intermediate parapet.
5. Any pointed ornamental structure.

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

IN BRIEF: To mention for the first time or to bring up.

Jim wanted to marry Susie, but he was afraid to broach the subject.

Tutor's tip: Hesitantly, he "broached" (made known for the first time) the subject of the lost "brooch" (piece of jewelry).

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n

An instrument with numerous barbs protruding from a metal shaft. It is generally used to engage the dental pulp for extirpation.

For a list of words related to broach, see:

• Fabrication and Manufacturing Processes - broach: (vb) remove metal from surface with toothed cutting edge
• Other drills and bits
• Modes and Manners of Expression - broach: mention for first time

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - bringe på bane
v. intr. - bryde vandet
n. - rival

2.
v. tr. - rive op, rive op med rival
v. intr. - stikke op imod vinden
n. - krænge, krænge over

Nederlands (Dutch)
aansnijden, aanbreken, openmaken, priem, spit, broche

Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - équarrir, brocher, percer, (fig) entamer, aborder (un sujet)
v. intr. - percer, se soulever (à travers la surface)
n. - perçoir, (Culin) broche

2.
v. tr. - (Naut) virer/faire virer sur le flanc
v. intr. - (Naut) virer/faire virer sur le flanc
n. - (Naut) brusque mouvement (d'un bateau)

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - anbrechen, anschneiden, zur Sprache bringen
n. - Ahle, Pfriem

2.
v. - abdrehen, dem Wind zukehren, auftauchen
n. - plötzliche Bewegung eines Schiffes

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - θίγω, ανακινώ (θέμα κ.λπ.), ανοίγω, αποσυσκευάζω

Italiano (Italian)
aprire, affrontare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - apresentar, introduzir, abrir (garrafa ou barril)

Русский (Russian)
открыть (дискуссию), обсудить, проткнуть

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - abrir, abordar, sacar un tema, traer a colación
v. intr. - abrir, abordar, emerger
n. - tipo de taladro

2.
v. tr. - espetar, ensartar
v. intr. - salir a flor de agua
n. - broca, lezna, movimiento súbito de un barco

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - slå upp (vinfat), bringa på tapeten, borra

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 钻孔开启, 开饮用口, 凿子, 扩空器, 手钻, 炙叉

2. 引入, 开始提及, 提出, 突然横转

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
v. tr. - 鑽孔開啟, 開飲用口
n. - 鑿子, 擴空器, 手鑽, 炙叉

2.
v. tr. - 引入, 開始提及, 提出
v. intr. - 突然橫轉

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - ~를 꺼내다
v. intr. - 수면으로 나오다
n. - 구멍 내는 송곳

2.
v. tr. - ~에 구멍을 내다
v. intr. - 뱃전을 바람쪽으로 돌리다
n. - 뱃전을 갑자기 옮김

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 焼き串
v. - 口を開ける, 持ち出す, ブローチで広げる, 切り出す

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) قدم موضوعا للمناقشه, فتح برميلا أو قنينه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮העלה נושא, ניקב חבית, פתח בקבוק, פתח תיבה, ניקב‬
n. - ‮שיפוד, מקדח, אזמל, ניקוב, סיכה‬
v. tr. - ‮שינה כיוון ספינה ביחס לרוח‬
v. intr. - ‮שינתה זווית (ספינה ביחס הרוח)‬

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