broach
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broach
introduce, propose, bring up, submit, advance: Did you broach the subject at the meeting?; a cutting tool; a spit for roasting meat
Not to be confused with:
brooch – an ornament having a pin at the back: That is a lovely brooch on your dress.
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broach 1
(brōch)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.
[Middle English brochen, to pierce, probably from broche, pointed weapon or implement, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *brocca, from Latin broccus, projecting.]
broach′er 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.
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.
broach 2
(brōch)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.
[Probably from broach.]
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broach
(brəʊtʃ)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. (Mechanical Engineering) (tr) machinery to enlarge and finish (a hole) by reaming
n
6. (Tools) a long tapered toothed cutting tool for enlarging holes
7. (Cookery) a spit for roasting meat, etc
8. (Architecture) a roof covering the corner triangle on the top of a square tower having an octagonal spire
9. (Mechanical Engineering) a pin, forming part of some types of lock, that registers in the hollow bore of a key
10. (Tools) a tool used for tapping casks
11. (Jewellery) a less common spelling of brooch
[C14: from Old French broche, from Vulgar Latin brocca (unattested), from Latin brochus projecting]
ˈbroacher n
broach
(brəʊtʃ)vb
(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
[C18: perhaps from broach1 in obsolete sense of turn on a spit]
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broach
(broʊtʃ)n.
1. an elongated, tapered, serrated cutting tool for shaping and enlarging holes.
2. a spit for roasting meat.
3. a gimlet for tapping casks.
4. (in a lock) a pin receiving the barrel of a key.
5. a pointed tool for the rough dressing of stone.
6. brooch.
v.t. 7. to mention or suggest for the first time.
8. to enlarge or finish with a broach.
9. to draw (beer, liquor, etc.), as by tapping.
10. to tap or pierce.
v.i. 11. (of a sailing vessel) to veer to windward.
12. to break the surface of water from below.
[1175–1225; Middle English broche < Anglo-French, Old French < Vulgar Latin *brocca spike, horn, tap of a cask, derivative of Latin brocchus projecting]
broach′er, n.
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broach
- Comes from Latin brocchus/broccus, "projecting."See also related terms for projecting.
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broach
When a water craft is thrown broadside to the wind and waves, against a bar, or against the shoreline.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
broach
Past participle: broached
Gerund: broaching
| Imperative |
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| broach |
| broach |
| Present |
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| I broach |
| you broach |
| he/she/it broaches |
| we broach |
| you broach |
| they broach |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I broached |
| you broached |
| he/she/it broached |
| we broached |
| you broached |
| they broached |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am broaching |
| you are broaching |
| he/she/it is broaching |
| we are broaching |
| you are broaching |
| they are broaching |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have broached |
| you have broached |
| he/she/it has broached |
| we have broached |
| you have broached |
| they have broached |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was broaching |
| you were broaching |
| he/she/it was broaching |
| we were broaching |
| you were broaching |
| they were broaching |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had broached |
| you had broached |
| he/she/it had broached |
| we had broached |
| you had broached |
| they had broached |
| Future |
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| I will broach |
| you will broach |
| he/she/it will broach |
| we will broach |
| you will broach |
| they will broach |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have broached |
| you will have broached |
| he/she/it will have broached |
| we will have broached |
| you will have broached |
| they will have broached |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be broaching |
| you will be broaching |
| he/she/it will be broaching |
| we will be broaching |
| you will be broaching |
| they will be broaching |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been broaching |
| you have been broaching |
| he/she/it has been broaching |
| we have been broaching |
| you have been broaching |
| they have been broaching |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been broaching |
| you will have been broaching |
| he/she/it will have been broaching |
| we will have been broaching |
| you will have been broaching |
| they will have been broaching |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been broaching |
| you had been broaching |
| he/she/it had been broaching |
| we had been broaching |
| you had been broaching |
| they had been broaching |
| Conditional |
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| I would broach |
| you would broach |
| he/she/it would broach |
| we would broach |
| you would broach |
| they would broach |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have broached |
| you would have broached |
| he/she/it would have broached |
| we would have broached |
| you would have broached |
| they would have broached |
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Noun 1. [画像:broach - a decorative pin worn by women]broach - a decorative pin worn by women
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
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[ˈbrəʊtʃ] vt [+ subject] → aborder B-road B road [ˈbiːrəʊd] (British) n (= minor road) → route f secondaire, route f départementaleCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
broach
vt
subject, topic → anschneiden
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