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Verb
/brōCH/,
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broaching, present participle; broached, past tense; broaches, 3rd person singular present; broached, past participle;
  1. (of a ship with the wind on the quarter) Veer and pitch forward because of bad steering or a sea hitting the stern, causing it to present a side to the wind and sea, lose steerage, and possibly suffer serious damage
    • - we had broached badly, side on to the wind and sea
    • - the ship would have broached to if the captain had not sprung to the wheel
Noun
  1. A sudden and hazardous veering of a ship having such consequences

  1. bring up a topic for discussion
  2. brooch: a decorative pin worn by women
  3. (broached) abroach: of a cask or barrel; "the cask was set abroach"
  4. The BROACH warhead is an advanced multi-stage warhead developed by Team BROACH; BAE Systems Global Combat Systems Munitions, Thales Missile Electronics and QinetiQ. BROACH stands for Bomb Royal Ordnance Augmented CHarge.
  5. Bharuch Lok Sabha constituency (ભરૂચ લોકસભા મતવિસ્તાર) (formerly known as Broach Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the 26 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Gujarat state in western India.
  6. Broaching is a machining process that uses a toothed tool, called a broach, to remove material. There are two main types of broaching: linear and rotary. In linear broaching, which is the more common process, the broach is run linearly against a surface of the workpiece to affect the cut. ...
  7. A sailboat broaches when its heading suddenly changes towards the wind due to wind/sail interactions for which the rudder cannot compensate. This causes the boat to roll dangerously and if not controlled may lead to a capsize. ...
  8. A series of chisel points mounted on one piece of steel; Alternative spelling of brooch; To make a hole in, especially a cask of liquor, and put in a tap in order to draw the liquid; To open, to make an opening into; to pierce; (figuratively) To begin discussion about (something)
  9. (broaching) The unplanned turning of a vessel to expose its side to the oncoming waves. In heavy seas this could cause the boat to be knocked down.
  10. (Broaching) Multiple shaving, accomplished by pushing a tool with stepped cutting edges along the piece, particularly through holes.
  11. (BROACHING) This is a point when the kayak is oriented to waves, currents or an obstacle.
  12. (Broaching) Smoothing machined holes or outside surfaces of castings by drawing pushing on or more broaches (special cutting tools) through the roughed out hole.
  13. (broaching) Cutting with a tool that consists of a bar having a single edge or a series of cutting edges (i.e., teeth) on its surface. The cutting edges of multiple-tooth, or successive single-tooth, broaches increase in size and/or change in shape. ...
  14. (broaching) Part of the cross section of a keyway where metal has been removed.
  15. (broaching) The act of cutting a shape in any object by using a mandrel of a similar shape. As applied to fasteners, the way a knurled shank "broaches" its way into the mounting hole.
  16. A less frequently used spelling of the term brooch.
  17. Broadside to any obstacle-wind, waves, current, or rocks; usually the prelude to an upstream capsize. Don't broach!
  18. To slew in a following sea or wind. The boat rounds up violently and can heel to an alarming angle.
  19. This means that you should turn sideways to the surf and wind.
  20. To unintentionally swing around broadside to a wave.
  21. A method of removing metal by planing it with a series of teeth moving in a straight line so that each tooth as it progresses removes a definite amount of metal.
  22. When a boat is held, side on to the flow, against one or more obstacles, pushed by the force of the water. See also "Pin".
  23. To pin sideways on a rock or to bridge between two rocks.
  24. The turning of a boat broadside to the wind or waves, subjecting it to possible capsizing.
  25. A dangerous situation in which a canoe is caught against an obstruction and turned sideways by the current.