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- DictionaryBroach/brōCH/
verb
- 1. raise (a sensitive or difficult subject) for discussion: "he broached the subject he had been avoiding all evening"
- 2. pierce (a cask) to draw liquor.
1. : brooch. wore a lovely broach on her lapel. 2. : any of various pointed or tapered tools, implements, or parts: such as. a. : a spit for roasting meat. b. : a tool for tapping casks. c. : a cutting tool for removing material from metal or plastic to shape an outside surface or a hole. broach. 2 of 3. verb (1) broached; broaching; broaches.
BROACH definition: 1. to begin a discussion of something difficult: 2. to open a bottle or barrel in order to drink…. Learn more.
Broach definition: an elongated, tapered, serrated cutting tool for shaping and enlarging holes.. See examples of BROACH used in a sentence.
BROACH meaning: 1. to begin a discussion of something difficult: 2. to open a bottle or barrel in order to drink…. Learn more.
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.
Broach means to bring up or introduce a sensitive issue. If your best friend has severe phobia of spiders, you might want to delicately broach the topic of your new pet tarantula, Mr. Fuzzy.
to tap or pierce (a container) to draw off (a liquid) to broach a cask. to broach wine. 3. (transitive) to open in order to begin to use. to broach a shipment. 4. (intransitive) to break the surface of the water. the trout broached after being hooked.
