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
OTHER WORDS FROM broach
broach·er, noun un·broached, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH broach
broach broochWords nearby broach
brno,
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bro,
bro talk,
bro.,
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broad,
broad arrow,
broad bean,
broad church,
broad construction
British Dictionary definitions for unbroached (1 of 2)
broach
1
/ (brəʊtʃ) /
verb
noun
Derived forms of broach
broacher, nounWord Origin for broach
C14: from Old French
broche, from Vulgar Latin
brocca (unattested), from Latin
brochus projecting
British Dictionary definitions for unbroached (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 unbroached
broach
[ brōch ]
n.
A dental instrument for removing the pulp of a tooth or exploring its canal.