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broach
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- pronunciation:
- broch
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a tapered tool for making, shaping, or enlarging holes; gimlet.
- synonyms:
- awl, gimlet
- similar words:
- borer, chisel
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| definition 2: |
the hole made by such a tool.
- similar words:
- bore, boring, hole
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| definition 3: |
a spit for roasting meat.
- synonyms:
- spit
- similar words:
- brochette, rod, skewer
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
broaches, broaching, broached |
| definition 1: |
to suggest or mention for the first time; bring up.
I hesitated to broach the subject of his drinking.- synonyms:
- moot, raise
- similar words:
- advance, introduce, mention, pose, propose, suggest
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| definition 2: |
to create or enlarge (a hole), esp. in order to draw out liquid, as from a cask.
- synonyms:
- tip
- similar words:
- bore
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| related words: |
approach, drain, touch |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to break the surface of the water.
The whale broached as it swam away.- synonyms:
- breach, surface
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| definition 2: |
to veer so as to be broadside to the wind and waves (usu. fol. by "to").
- similar words:
- veer
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