"broach" meaning in English

See broach in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /brəʊtʃ/ [UK], /broʊt͡ʃ/ [US] Audio: en-us-broach.oga [US] Forms: broach [canonical], broaches [third-person, singular], broached [past], broached [past, participle], broaching [present, participle]
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  1. If you broach a barrel, you make a hole in it so as to draw the liquid.
    Sense id: simple-broach-en-verb-yKg1trZO
  2. If you broach a subject, you begin a discussion about it.
    Sense id: simple-broach-en-verb-7oSgGc8j
  3. If a ship broaches, it turns sideways to oncoming waves.
    Sense id: simple-broach-en-verb-cvfKu4aQ Categories (other): Verbs
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