broach
/bɹoʊt͡ʃ/ verb C2- To be turned sideways to oncoming waves, especially large or breaking waves. · The small boat broached and nearly sank, because of the large waves.
- To cause to turn sideways to oncoming waves, especially large or breaking waves (usually followed by to; also figurative). · 18th C, Thomas Dibdin, Tom Bowling Here a sheer hulk lies poor Tom Bowling ... for death hath broached him to.· Each time we came around into the wind, the sea broached our bow.
- To break the surface of the water. · Diving officer, broach the ship!
He/she/it broaches · Past broached · Past participle broached · -ing form broaching
Verb forms
- Base form
- broach
- He/she/it
- broaches
- Past
- broached
- Past participle
- broached
- -ing form
- broaching
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