broach

[ brohch ]
/ broʊtʃ /

noun

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

Nautical. (of a sailing vessel) to veer to windward.
to break the surface of water; rise from the sea, as a fish or a submarine.

Origin of broach

1175–1225; (noun) Middle English broche < Anglo-French, Old French < Vulgar Latin *brocca spike, horn, tap of a cask (Medieval Latin broca), noun use of feminine of Latin adj. brocc(h)us projecting (said of teeth); (v.) Middle English brochen < Old French broch(i)er, derivative of the noun

SYNONYMS FOR broach

8 introduce, propose, bring up, submit, advance.

OTHER WORDS FROM broach

broach·er, noun un·broached, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH broach

broach brooch

Words nearby broach

brno, brno chair, bro, bro talk, bro., broach, broad, broad arrow, broad bean, broad church, broad construction

Example sentences from the Web for broacher

  • He that breweth lies may have more wit and skill, but the broacher showeth the like malice and wickedness.

    Sermons on Evil-Speaking |Isaac Barrow

British Dictionary definitions for broacher (1 of 2)

broach 1
/ (brəʊtʃ) /

verb

noun

Derived forms of broach

broacher, noun

Word Origin for broach

C14: from Old French broche, from Vulgar Latin brocca (unattested), from Latin brochus projecting

British Dictionary definitions for broacher (2 of 2)

broach 2
/ (brəʊtʃ) /

verb

nautical (usually foll by to) to cause (a sailing vessel) to swerve sharply and dangerously or (of a sailing vessel) to swerve sharply and dangerously in a following sea, so as to be broadside to the waves

Word Origin for broach

C18: perhaps from broach 1 in obsolete sense of turn on a spit

Medical definitions for broacher

broach
[ brōch ]

n.

A dental instrument for removing the pulp of a tooth or exploring its canal.