broach

Meaning of broach

verb
  1. raise (a difficult subject) for discussion.
    he broached the subject he had been avoiding all evening
  2. pierce (a cask) to draw out liquid.
    he watched a pot boy broach a new cask
  3. (of a fish or sea mammal) rise through the water and break the surface.
    the salmon broach, then fall to slap the water

Middle English: from Old French brochier, based on Latin brocchus, broccus ‘projecting’. The earliest recorded sense was ‘prick with spurs’, generally ‘pierce’, which gave rise (late Middle English) to broach1 (sense 2). broach1 (sense 1), a figurative use of this, dates from the late 16th century.

verb
  1. (of a ship) veer and pitch forward, presenting a side to the wind and waves and losing steerage control.
    we had broached badly, side on to the wind and sea
noun
  1. a sudden and unwelcome veering of a ship that causes it to broach.
    the helmsman was forced to use the engines in conjunction with the wheel to prevent a broach

early 18th century: of unknown origin.

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Hyphenation of broach

broach

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
  • broach is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

broach synonyms

Meaning brooch:

brooch, breastpin

Meaning initiate:

initiate

Meaning cause to occur or to be considered:

raise

Meaning bring (something, especially a product, measure, or concept) into use or operation for the first time:

introduce

Meaning refer to (something) briefly and without going into detail:

mention

Meaning undo or remove the lid, cover, or fastening of (a container, package, letter, etc.) to get access to the contents:

open

Meaning express (an opinion or grievance) publicly:

air

Meaning cause air to enter and circulate freely in (a room, building, etc.):

ventilate

Meaning put forward (an idea or theory) for consideration by others:

propound

Meaning put forward (a plan or suggestion) for consideration by others:

propose

Meaning put forward for consideration:

suggest

Meaning accept or yield to a superior force or to the authority or will of another person:

submit

Meaning (of a sharp pointed object) go into or through (something):

pierce

Meaning make a puncture in (something):

puncture

Meaning draw liquid through the tap or spout of (a cask, barrel, or other container):

tap

Meaning pull the cork out of (a bottle or other container):

uncork

Meaning begin or be reckoned from a particular point in time or space:

start

Meaning perform or undergo the first part of (an action or activity):

begin

Translation of broach

Anagrams of broach

brocha

Words that rhyme with broach

aircoach, coach, cocoach, daycoach, discoach, encoach, mailcoach, motorcoach, outcoach, overcoach, recoach, skycoach, slipcoach, slowcoach, stagecoach, tidecoach, uncoach, loach, Noach, poach, spoach, Roach, abroach, accroach, approach, caroach, cockroach, counterapproach, encroach, proach, reapproach, rebroach, reproach, roach, turnbroach, windbroach, stoach

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