Broach Definition
brōch
broached, broaches, broaching
verb
broached, broaches, broaching
To announce.
We broached our plans for the new year.
American Heritage
To start a discussion of; bring up; introduce.
To broach a subject.
Webster's New World
To make a hole in so as to let out liquid; tap (a cask)
Webster's New World
To pierce in order to draw off liquid.
Broach a keg of beer.
American Heritage
To enlarge or shape (a hole) with a broach.
Webster's New World
noun
broaches
A tapered bit on a metal-cutting machine tool that is pulled or pushed through a hole to enlarge or shape the hole.
Webster's New World
A sharp-pointed rod used to hold roasting meat; spit.
Webster's New World
A hole made by a broach.
Webster's New World
A device for tapping casks.
Webster's New World
A mason's narrow chisel.
American Heritage
idiom
broach to
- to turn or swing so that the beam faces the waves and wind and there is danger of swamping or capsizing
Webster's New World
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Broach
- broach to
Origin of Broach
Middle English brochen to pierce probably from broche pointed weapon or implement from Old French from Vulgar Latin brocca from Latin broccus projecting
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Old French broche, from Vulgar Latin *brocca, originally feminine form of Latin broccus, perhaps ultimately of Gaulish origin (see Gaelic brog; cognate to brochure.
From Wiktionary
Probably from broach
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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