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Definition of "broach" []
- To bring up (a subject) for discussion or debate. (verb-transitive)
- To announce: We broached our plans for the new year. (verb-transitive)
- To pierce in order to draw off liquid: broach a keg of beer. (verb-transitive)
- To draw off (a liquid) by piercing a hole in a cask or other container. (verb-transitive)
- To shape or enlarge (a hole) with a tapered, serrated tool. (verb-transitive)
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Use "broach" in a sentence
- "BROOCH, or BROACH (from the Fr. _broche_, originally an awl or bodkin; a spit is sometimes called a broach, and hence the phrase "to broach a barrel"; see BROKER), a term now used to denote a clasp or fastener for the dress, provided with a pin, having a hinge or spring at one end, and a catch or loop at the other."
- "There are so many more things to consider in adult life that you just can’t broach from the viewpoint of a teenager or younger."
- "Vintners tap a cask by broaching it, or enlarging a hole with a boring-bit also called a broach."