Broach
[brəʊtʃ] or [brotʃ]
Definition
(n.) A spit.
(n.) An awl; a bodkin; also, a wooden rod or pin, sharpened at each end, used by thatchers.
(n.) A tool of steel, generally tapering, and of a polygonal form, with from four to eight cutting edges, for smoothing or enlarging holes in metal; sometimes made smooth or without edges, as for burnishing pivot holes in watches; a reamer. The broach for gun barrels is commonly square and without taper.
(n.) A straight tool with file teeth, made of steel, to be pressed through irregular holes in metal that cannot be dressed by revolving tools; a drift.
(n.) A broad chisel for stonecutting.
(n.) A spire rising from a tower.
(n.) A clasp for fastening a garment. See Brooch.
(n.) A spitlike start, on the head of a young stag.
(n.) The stick from which candle wicks are suspended for dipping.
(n.) The pin in a lock which enters the barrel of the key.
(n.) To spit; to pierce as with a spit.
(n.) To tap; to pierce, as a cask, in order to draw the liquor. Hence: To let out; to shed, as blood.
(n.) To open for the first time, as stores.
(n.) To make public; to utter; to publish first; to put forth; to introduce as a topic of conversation.
(n.) To cause to begin or break out.
(n.) To shape roughly, as a block of stone, by chiseling with a coarse tool.
(n.) To enlarge or dress (a hole), by using a broach.
Inputed by Jules
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. [1]. Pierce, tap.[2]. Utter, publish, proclaim, give out.
Typist: Rosa
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Moot, start, launch, originate, suggest, exhibit, propound
ANT:Reserve, secrete, seal, repress, cork, bottle
Edited by Linda
Definition
n. a tapering pointed instrument used chiefly for boring: a spit: a church spire.—v.t. to pierce as a cask to tap: to open up or begin: to utter.—n. Broach′er a broach or spit: one who broaches or utters.—To broach the admiral to steal some liquor from a cask while being carried by rail or otherwise or when in store; To broach to to turn a ship to windward.
Typed by Levi
Examples
- The subject I would broach is one of some moment. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Haley and the stranger smoked a while in silence, neither seeming willing to broach the test question of the interview. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- And I had a commission to broach one of them as soon as I should begin to talk. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- He saluted Rowena by doffing his velvet bonnet, garnished with a golden broach, representing St Michael trampling down the Prince of Evil. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- The idea once broached, all were impatient to put it in execution. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Caroline came to her relief with promptitude, showing a great deal more self-possession and courage than herself on the formidable topic now broached. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Bishop, who had ambled back to earth again when the present theme was broached, acquiesced. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Various theories were broached to explain the curious phenomenon. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- It is only this moment broached; and naturally I hurry to you the moment it _is_ broached. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Then also, and before the broaching of the rum and water, came Mr Pancks's note-book. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Ah--I'm glad, he returned, embarrassed by her broaching the subject at such a moment. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
Typist: Willie