broach 音标拼音: [br'otʃ]
n . 烧肉叉,叉子,钻头
vt . 串在叉上,粗刻,钻孔
vi . 露出水面
烧肉叉,叉子,钻头串在叉上,粗刻,钻孔露出水面
broach n 1 :
a decorative pin worn by women [
synonym : {
brooch }, {
broach },
{
breastpin }]
v 1 :
bring up a topic for discussion [
synonym : {
broach }, {
initiate }]
Broach \
Broach \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Broached };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Broaching }.] [
F .
brocher ,
fr .
broche .
See {
Broach },
n .]
1 .
To spit ;
to pierce as with a spit .
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I '
ll broach the tadpole on my rapier '
s point .
--
Shak .
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2 .
To tap ;
to pierce ,
as a cask ,
in order to draw the liquor .
Hence :
To let out ;
to shed ,
as blood .
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Whereat with blade ,
with bloody blameful blade ,
He bravely broached his boiling bloody breast .
--
Shak .
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3 .
To open for the first time ,
as stores .
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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 . --
Knolles .
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4 .
To make public ;
to utter ;
to publish first ;
to put forth ;
to introduce as a topic of conversation .
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Those very opinions themselves had broached .
--
Swift .
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5 .
To cause to begin or break out . [
Obs .] --
Shak .
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6 . (
Masonry )
To shape roughly ,
as a block of stone ,
by chiseling with a coarse tool . [
Scot . &
North of Eng .]
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7 .
To enlarge or dress (
a hole ),
by using a broach .
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{
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 .
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Broach \
Broach \,
n . [
OE .
broche ,
F .
broche ,
fr .
LL .
brocca ;
prob .
of Celtic origin ;
cf .
W .
proc thrust ,
stab ,
Gael .
brog awl .
Cf . {
Brooch }.]
1 .
A spit . [
Obs .]
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He turned a broach that had worn a crown . --
Bacon .
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2 .
An awl ;
a bodkin ;
also ,
a wooden rod or pin ,
sharpened at each end ,
used by thatchers . [
Prov .
Eng .] --
Forby .
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3 . (
Mech .)
(
a )
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 .
(
b )
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 .
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4 . (
Masonry )
A broad chisel for stonecutting .
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5 . (
Arch .)
A spire rising from a tower . [
Local ,
Eng .]
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6 .
A clasp for fastening a garment .
See {
Brooch }.
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7 .
A spitlike start ,
on the head of a young stag .
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8 .
The stick from which candle wicks are suspended for dipping . --
Knight .
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9 .
The pin in a lock which enters the barrel of the key .
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168 Moby Thesaurus words for "
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
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BROACH Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of BROACH is to open up (a subject) for discussion How to use broach in a sentence Synonym Discussion of Broach to open up (a subject) for discussion; to make known for the first time… See the full definition Games; Word of the Day; Grammar; Wordplay; Slang; Rhymes; Word Finder; Thesaurus; Join MWU; More
BROACH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary BROACH definition: 1 to begin a discussion of something difficult: 2 to open a bottle or barrel in order to drink… Learn more