broach
IPA: brˈoʊtʃ
noun
- A series of chisel points mounted on one piece of steel. For example, the toothed stone chisel shown here.
- (masonry) A broad chisel for stone-cutting.
- A spit for cooking food.
- An awl; a bodkin; also, a wooden rod or pin, sharpened at each end, used by thatchers.
- (architecture, UK, dialect) A spire rising from a tower.
- A spit-like start on the head of a young stag.
- The stick from which candle wicks are suspended for dipping.
- The pin in a lock which enters the barrel of the key.
- A surname.
- Former name of Bharuch, India.
- Alternative spelling of brooch [A piece of ornamental jewellery having a pin allowing it to be fixed to garments worn on the upper body.]
verb
- (transitive) To make a hole in, especially a cask of liquor, and put in a tap in order to draw the liquid.
- (transitive) To open, to make an opening into; to pierce.
- (transitive, figuratively) To begin discussion about (something).
- (intransitive) To be turned sideways to oncoming waves, especially large or breaking waves.
- (transitive) To cause to turn sideways to oncoming waves, especially large or breaking waves (usually followed by to; also figurative).
- (nautical, intransitive, of a submerged submarine, torpedo, or similar) To break the surface of the water.
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