Definition of 'broach'
Word forms: 3rd person singular present
tense broaches
, present participle broaching
, past tense, past participle broached
verb
When you broach a subject,
especially a
sensitive one, you
mention it in order to
start a discussion on it.
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broach in British English 1
verb
2. (transitive)
to broach a cask
to broach wine
noun
11. a less common spelling of
brooch
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Derived forms
broacher (ˈbroacher) noun
Word origin
C14: from Old French broche, from Vulgar Latin brocca (unattested), from Latin brochus projecting
Word Frequency
broach in British English 2
verb
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Word origin
C18: perhaps from broach1 in obsolete sense of turn on a spit
Word Frequency
broach in American English
noun
1.
a sharp-pointed
rod used to hold roasting meat; spit
2.
3.
a device for tapping casks
4.
a hole made by a broach
5.
verb transitive
6.
to make a hole in so as to
let out liquid; tap (a cask)
7.
to enlarge or shape (a hole) with a broach
SIMILAR WORDS: ˈutter
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Derived forms
broacher (ˈbroacher)
noun
Word origin
ME broche, a pin, peg, spit < OFr broche, broc < ML brocca, a spike, point < L broccus, with projecting teeth; of Celt orig.
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a slender upright structure in the form of a cone, pyramid, or spire on the top of a buttress, gable, or tower
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a concavity in the form of a niche or cup, serving to reduce the apparent height of an alcove or chapel
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the edge of the roof tiles projecting over a gable
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a carved ornament having four foils arranged about a common centre, esp one used in tracery
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broach
British English: broach VERB
When you broach a subject, especially a sensitive one, you mention it in order to start a discussion on it.
Eventually I broached the subject of her early life.
- American English: broach
- Brazilian Portuguese: abordar
- Chinese: 提出
- European Spanish: abordar
- French: aborder
- German: anschneiden
- Italian: affrontarediscorso
- Japanese: 切り出す
- Korean: > 꺼내다화제를
- European Portuguese: abordar
- Latin American Spanish: abordar
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