broach
/bɹoʊt͡ʃ/ verb C2- 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. · French knights at Agincourt were unable to broach the English line.
- To begin discussion about (something). · I broached the subject of contraceptives carefully when the teenager mentioned his promiscuity.
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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