broach
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1. broach - Noun
2. broach - Verb
3. Broach - Proper noun
Meaning
A spit.
An awl; a bodkin; also, a wooden rod or pin, sharpened at each end, used by thatchers.
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.
A straight tool with file teeth, made of steel, to be pressed through irregular holes in metal that cannot be dressed by revolving tools; a drift.
A broad chisel for stonecutting.
A spire rising from a tower.
A clasp for fastening a garment. See Brooch.
A spitlike start, on the head of a young stag.
The stick from which candle wicks are suspended for dipping.
To spit; to pierce as with a spit.
To tap; to pierce, as a cask, in order to draw the liquor. Hence: To let out; to shed, as blood.
To open for the first time, as stores.
To make public; to utter; to publish first; to put forth; to introduce as a topic of conversation.
To cause to begin or break out.
To shape roughly, as a block of stone, by chiseling with a coarse tool.
To enlarge or dress (a hole), by using a broach.
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Approaches Just as computational linguistics can be performed by experts in a variety of fields, and through a wide assortment of departments, so too can the research fields broach a diverse range of topics.
He can comfortably broach serious, depressing issues and cut right to the heart of society’s ills without ever growing strident.
He can comfortably broach serious, depressing issues and cut right to the heart of society’s ills without ever growing strident.
At several private meetings with Menon, Chen avoided any discussion of the dispute and Menon surmised that the Chinese wanted him to broach the matter first.
Her name sits upon her persona like a diamond-studded broach — regal and poised, exuding a certain amount of sophistication and class and requiring the same in return.
Let me know how this goes as a way to broach it to your partner.