broach

• POS: Noun, Verb (intransitive), Verb (transitive)

CIDE DICTIONARY

broach, n. [OE. broche, F. broche, fr. LL. brocca; prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. proc thrust, stab, Gael. brog awl. Cf. Brooch.].

•  A spit.  [1913 Webster]

  "He turned a broach that had worn a crown."  [1913 Webster]
•  An awl; a bodkin; also, a wooden rod or pin, sharpened at each end, used by thatchers.  Forby.  [1913 Webster]
•  A tool of steel, generally tapering, and of a polygonal form, with from four to eight cutting edges, for smoothing or enlarging holes in metal; sometimes made smooth or without edges, as for burnishing pivot holes in watches; a reamer. The broach for gun barrels is commonly square and without taper.  [1913 Webster]
•  A broad chisel for stonecutting.  [1913 Webster]
•  A spire rising from a tower.  [1913 Webster]
•  A clasp for fastening a garment. See Brooch.  [1913 Webster]
•  A spitlike start, on the head of a young stag.  [1913 Webster]
•  The stick from which candle wicks are suspended for dipping.  Knight.  [1913 Webster]
•  The pin in a lock which enters the barrel of the key.  [1913 Webster]

broach, v. t. [F. brocher, fr. broche. See Broach, n.].

•  To spit; to pierce as with a spit.  [1913 Webster]

  "I'll broach the tadpole on my rapier's point."  [1913 Webster]
•  To tap; to pierce, as a cask, in order to draw the liquor. Hence: To let out; to shed, as blood.  [1913 Webster]

  "Whereat with blade, with bloody blameful blade,
  He bravely broached his boiling bloody breast."  [1913 Webster]
•  To open for the first time, as stores.  [1913 Webster]

  "You shall want neither weapons, victuals, nor aid; I will open the old armories, I will broach my store, and will bring forth my stores."  [1913 Webster]
•  To make public; to utter; to publish first; to put forth; to introduce as a topic of conversation.  [1913 Webster]

  "Those very opinions themselves had broached."  [1913 Webster]
•  To cause to begin or break out.  Shak.  [1913 Webster]
•  To shape roughly, as a block of stone, by chiseling with a coarse tool.  [1913 Webster]
•  To enlarge or dress (a hole), by using a broach.  [1913 Webster]

To broach to (Naut.), to incline suddenly to windward, so as to lay the sails aback, and expose the vessel to the danger of oversetting.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

broach, v. & n.
--v.tr.
1 raise (a subject) for discussion.
2 pierce (a cask) to draw liquor.
3 open and start using contents of (a box, bale, bottle, etc.).
4 begin drawing (liquor).
--n.
1 a bit for boring.
2 a roasting-spit.

Idiom

broach spire an octagonal church spire rising from a square tower without a parapet.

Etymology

ME f. OF broche (n.), brocher (v.) ult. f. L brocc(h)us projecting

THESAURUS

broach

advance, air, auger, bite, bleed, blue, bore, bring before, bring forward, bring in, bring up, chink, christen, cleave, clip, commend to attention, countersink, crack, crevasse, cut, cut open, decant, dispart, display, divaricate, divide, divulge, draft, draft off, drain, draw, draw from, draw off, drill, empierce, empty, establish, exhaust, expansive, extended, fissure, fix, float, fly open, found, give out, gore, gouge, gouge out, hint at, hole, honeycomb, impale, inaugurate, incise, induct, initiate, install, institute, interject, interpose, introduce, lance, launch, lay before, lay open, let, let blood, let out, lift up, make a motion, make known, make public, mention, milk, moot, move, needle, off-color, offer a resolution, ope, open, open up, part, penetrate, perforate, phlebotomize, pierce, pin, pink, pipette, pose, postulate, prefer, prick, propose, proposition, propound, pump, pump out, punch, puncture, purple, put forth, put forward, put it to, put out, racy, raise, ream, ream out, recommend, rent, riddle, rift, ring in, rip, risque, rive, run through, salty, scopic, separate, set agoing, set before, set forth, set on foot, set up, shady, siphon off, skewer, slit, spear, spicy, spike, spit, split, spread, spread out, spring open, stab, start, start going, start up, stick, submit, suck, suck out, suggest, suggestive, swing open, talk about, tap, tear, tear open, throw open, touch on, touch upon, transfix, transpierce, trepan, trephine, turn on, usher in, venesect, ventilate, wicked, wide

ROGET THESAURUS

broach

Beginning

VB begin, start, commence, conceive, open, dawn, set in, take its rise, enter upon, enter, set out, embark in, incept, initiate, launch, inaugurate, inchoate, rise, arise, originate, usher in, lead off, lead the way, take the lead, take the initiative, head, stand at the head, stand first, stand for, lay the foundations, found, set up, set on foot, agoing, set abroach, set the ball in motion, apply the match to a train, broach, open up, open the door to, get underway, set about, get to work, set to work, set to, make a beginning, make a start, handsel, take the first step, lay the first stone, cut the first turf, break ground, break the ice, break cover, pass the Rubicon, cross the Rubicon, open fire, open the ball, ventilate, air, undertake, come into existence, come into the world, make one's debut, take birth, burst forth, break out, spring up, spring forth, crop up, pop up, appear, materialize, begin at the beginning, begin ab ovo, begin again, begin de novo, start afresh, make a fresh start, take it from the top, shuffle the cards, reshuffle the cards, resume, recommence.

Cause

VB be the cause of, originate, give origin to, give rise, to, give occasion to, cause, occasion, sow the seeds of, kindle, suscitate, bring on, bring to bring pass, bring about, produce, create, set up, set afloat, set on foot, found, broach, institute, lay the foundation of, lie at the root of, procure, induce, draw down, open the door to, superinduce, evoke, entail, operate, elicit, provoke, conduce to, contribute, have a hand in the pie, have a finger in the pie, determine, decide, turn the scale, have a common origin, derive its origin.

Jewelry

N jewel, jewelry, jewellery, bijoutry, bijou, bijouterie, trinket, fine jewelry, costume jewelry, junk jewelry, gem, gemstone, precious stone, necklace, bracelet, anklet, earring, locket, pendant, charm bracelet, ring, pinky ring, carcanet, chain, chatelaine, broach, pin, lapel pin, torque, diamond, brilliant, rock, beryl, emerald, chalcedony, agate, heliotrope, girasol, girasole, onyx, plasma, sard, sardonyx, garnet, lapis lazuli, opal, peridot, tourmaline, chrysolite, sapphire, ruby, synthetic ruby, spinel, spinelle, balais, oriental, oriental topaz, turquois, turquoise, zircon, cubic zirconia, jacinth, hyacinth, carbuncle, amethyst, alexandrite, cat's eye, bloodstone, hematite, jasper, moonstone, sunstone, pearl, cultured pearl, fresh-water pearl, mother of pearl, coral, jeweler, gemologist, minerologist, lapidary, lapidarian, gemology, gemmology, minerology, bejeweled, diamond, (gemstones), gemological.

Ejection

VB give exit, give vent to, let out, give out, pour out, squeeze out, send out, dispatch, despatch, exhale, excern, excrete, embogue, secrete, secern, extravasate, shed, void, evacuation, emit, open the sluices, open the floodgates, turn on the tap, extrude, detrude, effuse, spend, expend, pour forth, squirt, spirt, spurt, spill, slop, perspire, breathe, blow, tap, draw off, bale out, lade out, let blood, broach, eject, reject, expel, discard, cut, send to coventry, boycott, chasser, banish, bounce, fire, fire out, throw, throw out, throw up, throw off, throw away, throw aside, push, throw out, throw off, throw away, throw aside, shovel out, shovel away, sweep out, sweep away, brush off, brush away, whisk off, whisk away, turn off, turn away, send off, send away, discharge, send adrift, turn adrift, cast adrift, turn out, bundle out, throw overboard, give the sack to, send packing, send about one's business, send to the right about, strike off the roll, turn out neck and heels, turn out head and shoulders, turn out neck and crop, pack off, send away with a flea in the ear, send to Jericho, bow out, show the door to, turn out of doors, turn out of house and home, evict, oust, unhouse, unkennel, dislodge, unpeople, dispeople, depopulate, relegate, deport, empty, drain to the dregs, sweep off, clear off, clear out, clear away, suck, draw off, clean out, make a clean sweep of, clear decks, purge, embowel, disbowel, disembowel, eviscerate, gut, unearth, root out, root up, averuncate, weed out, get out, eliminate, get rid of, do away with, shake off, exenterate, vomit, throw up, regurgitate, spew, puke, keck, retch, heave, upchuck, chuck up, barf, belch out, cast up, bring up, be sick, get sick, worship the porcelain god, disgorge, expectorate, clear the throat, hawk, spit, sputter, splutter, slobber, drivel, slaver, slabber, eructate, drool, unpack, unlade, unload, unship, offload, break bulk, dump, be let out, spew forth, erupt, ooze.

Publication

VB publish, make public, make known, speak of, talk of, broach, utter, put forward, circulate, propagate, promulgate, spread, spread abroad, rumor, diffuse, disseminate, evulugate, put forth, give forth, send forth, emit, edit, get out, issue, bring before the public, lay before the public, drag before the public, give out, give to the world, put about, bandy about, hawk about, buzz about, whisper about, bruit about, blaze about, drag into the open day, voice, proclaim, herald, blazon, blaze abroad, noise abroad, sound a trumpet, trumpet forth, thunder forth, give tongue, announce with beat of drum, announce with flourish of trumpets, proclaim from the housetops, proclaim at Charing Cross, advertise, placard, post, post up afficher, publish in the Gazette, send round the crier, raise a cry, raise a hue and cry, raise a report, set news afloat, be published, be public, become public, come out, go about, fly about, buzz about, blow about, get about, get abroad, get afloat, get wind, find vent, see the light, go forth, take air, acquire currency, pass current, go the rounds, go the round of the newspapers, go through the length and breadth of the land, virum volitare per ora, pass from mouth to mouth, spread, run like wildfire, spread like wildfire.

Affirmation

VB assert, make an assertion, have one's say, say, affirm, predicate, declare, state, protest, profess, put forth, put forward, advance, allege, propose, propound, enunciate, broach, set forth, hold out, maintain, contend, pronounce, pretend, depose, depone, aver, avow, avouch, asseverate, swear, make oath, take one's oath, make an affidavit, swear an affidavit, put in an affidavit, take one's Bible oath, kiss the book, vow, vitam impendere vero, swear till one is black in the face, swear till one is blue in the face, swear till all's blue, be sworn, call Heaven to witness, vouch, warrant, certify, assure, swear by bell book and candle, swear by, insist upon, take one's stand upon, emphasize, lay stress on, assert roundly, assert positively, lay down, lay down the law, raise one's voice, dogmatize, have the last word, rap out, repeat, reassert, reaffirm, announce, acknowledge, attest, adjure.