to broach

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A series of chisel points mounted on one piece of steel
To be overcome or submerged by a wave or surge of water

Each time we came around into the wind, the sea broached our bow.

Alternative spelling of brooch
To open, to make an opening into; to pierce

French knights at Agincourt were unable to broach the English line.

to mention, for the first time
{f} open a bottle; pierce a cask; open a subject for discussion
{n} a spit, excrescence, kind of instrument
{v} to tap, spit, give out, utter
The aperture into which the key is inserted
1 In quarrying, to free stone blocks from the ledge by cutting out the webbing between holes drilled close together in a row 2 To finish a stone surface with broad parallel groves A general term describing machine-worked stone finishes Some broached work has a shallow drafted margin surrounding the broaching
To spit; to pierce as with a spit
A broad chisel for stonecutting
Hence: To let out; to shed, as blood
To cause to begin or break out
The broach for gun barrels is commonly square and without taper
Sudden, unplanned, and uncontrolled turning of a vessel so that the hull is broadside to the seas or to the wind
The stick from which candle wicks are suspended for dipping
The pin in a lock which enters the barrel of the key
To begin discussion about (something)
When a keelboat sailing on a run capsizes from a strong puff of wind or gets knocked down by a wave Also called a Knockdown or a Wipeout
A dangerous situation in which a canoe is caught against an obstruction and turned sideways by the current
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
When you broach a subject, especially a sensitive one, you mention it in order to start a discussion on it. Eventually I broached the subject of her early life. To veer or cause to veer broadside to the wind and waves: tried to keep the boat from broaching to
To turn a boat broadside to the current Usually spells certain upset in heavy water
To enlarge or dress (a hole), by using a broach
1 Noun: A tool used to cut the keyway into the cylinder plug 2 Verb: To cut the keyway into a cylinder plug with a broach
one of the semi-pyramidal slopes at the comers of an octagonal spire springing from a square tower
To make a hole in, especially a cask of liquor, and put in a tap in order to draw the liquid
An awl; a bodkin; also, a wooden rod or pin, sharpened at each end, used by thatchers
To finish either an exterior or an interior shape of a workpiece using a cutting tool with a series of teeth that gradually increase as the tool is pushed or pulled
To cause to turn sideways to oncoming waves, especially large or breaking waves
A spire rising from a tower
The turning of a vessel broadside (90°) to the wind or waves, subjecting it to possible capsize (to turn over)
A long carbide tool for cutting the keyway in the plug of a cylinder lock
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
When running, to accidentally turn and get broadside on to wind and sea
To make public; to utter; to publish first; to put forth; to introduce as a topic of conversation
A clasp for fastening a garment
A spitlike start, on the head of a young stag
To shape roughly, as a block of stone, by chiseling with a coarse tool
a decorative pin worn by women
1 Turn sideways to wind and wave 2 Turning or swinging of the boat that puts the beam against the waves, creating a danger of swamping or capsize This is particularly dangerous in high seas
introduce, as in: While the boss was in a good mood, I decided to broach the subject of a raise
to round up uncontrollably from a run to a beam reach, heeling over "If broaching sideway to the sea, our dropsied ship may founder by the lee"
To tap; to pierce, as a cask, in order to draw the liquor
A spit
To be turned sideways to oncoming waves, especially large or breaking waves
bring up a topic for discussion
A multiple tooth linear travel cutting tool of bar or slab shape where each tooth takes out a predetermined amount of material
To open for the first time, as stores
to broach
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