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/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
  1. (broach) bring up a topic for discussion
  2. (broach) brooch: a decorative pin worn by women
  3. (broached) abroach: of a cask or barrel; "the cask was set abroach"
  4. 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. ...
  5. 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.
  6. (Broach (Lok Sabha constituency)) 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.
  7. (Broach (sailing)) 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. (broach) 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. (Broach) A metal cutting tool, bar or slab shaped, equipped with a series of cutting teeth.
  10. (Broach) Broadside to any obstacle wind, waves, current, or rocks; usually the prelude to an upstream capsize. Don't broach!
  11. (Broach) To be turned 90 degrees off course, usually owing to wave action from astern.
  12. (Broach) A dangerous event in which a canoe is caught against an obstruction and turned sideways by the current.
  13. (Broach) What happens when someone hits a rock and turns sideways. It’s important that other paddlers yell, “Don’t lean upstream!” in unison when a novice gets sideways on a rock. Leaning upstream may result in a capsize, carnage and yard sale.
  14. (broach) to drill or cut out material left between closely spaced drill holes; a mason's sharp-pointed chisel for dressing stone; an inclined piece of masonry filling the triangular space between the base of an octagonal spire and the top of a square tower; a type of chisel used for working ...
  15. (broach) turn sideways to wind and the surf.
  16. Broach is a pin, a piece of jewelry that is attached to clothing.
  17. (Broach) To unintentionally swing around broadside to a wave.
  18. (BROACH) 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.
  19. (BROACH) Metal spike, 0.25 – 0.35 m long
  20. (BROACH) To go over violently toward the wind and lose steering , a "knock down"
  21. (BROACH) to swing uncontrollably, from a direction with wind and waves astern
  22. (Broach (broadside)) Sideways to the wind, a wave or an obstruction in the current, such as a boulder.
  23. (Broach) A less frequently used spelling of the term brooch.
  24. (Broach) A long tool with cutting teeth which is pushed or pulled through a hole or across a surface to form the desired shape and size.
  25. (Broach) A tool used for enlarging or finishing holes. Cutting broaches have faces on them lengthwise and slightly tapered. Polishing broaches have no cutting edges but the round surface is slightly scored lengthwise.