- verbbroach (verb) · broaches (third person present) · broached (past tense) · broached (past participle) · broaching (present participle)
- raise (a sensitive or difficult subject) for discussion:"he broached the subject he had been avoiding all evening"
- pierce (a cask) to draw liquor.
- open and start using the contents of (a bottle or other container):"boxed wines will remain in good condition for up to four months once broached"
- (of a fish or sea mammal) rise through the water and break the surface:"the salmon broach, then fall to slap the water"
OriginMiddle 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 broach. broach, a figurative use of this, dates from the late 16th century.verbbroach (verb) · broaches (third person present) · broached (past tense) · broached (past participle) · broaching (present participle)- (of a ship with the wind on the quarter) veer and pitch forward because of bad steering or a sea hitting the stern, causing it to present a side to the wind and sea, lose steerage, and possibly suffer serious damage:"we had broached badly, side on to the wind and sea" · "the ship would have broached to if the captain had not sprung to the wheel"
nounbroach (noun) · broaches (plural noun)- a sudden and hazardous veering or pitching of a ship:"the helmsman was forced to use the engines in conjunction with the wheel to prevent a broach"
Originearly 18th century: of unknown origin.Similar and Opposite Wordsverb- raise (a sensitive or difficult subject) for discussion:
- pierce (a cask) to draw liquor.
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- To broach something means to begin talking about a subject that is difficult to discuss, especially because it is embarrassing or because people disagree about it123. For example, "At some point we've got to discuss money but I don't know how to broach the subject with him"1. Another example is "She was dreading having to broach the subject of money with her father"3.Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.to begin a discussion of something difficult: broach a subject At some point we've got to discuss money but I don't know how to broach the subject with him.dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/broachbroach something (to/with somebody) to begin talking about a subject that is difficult to discuss, especially because it is embarrassing or because people disagree about itwww.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/engli…to begin talking about a subject that is difficult to discuss, especially because it is embarrassing or because people disagree about it She was dreading having to broach the subject of money with her father.www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/ame…
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