simple past tense and past participle of broach

simple past tense and past participle of broach to

A series of chisel points mounted on one piece of steel. For example, the toothed stone chisel shown here. / (masonry) A broad chisel for stone-cutting. / Alternative spelling of brooch

(transitive) To make a hole in, especially a cask of liquor, and put in a tap in order to draw the liquid. / (transitive) To open, to make an opening into; to pierce.

(intransitive) To be turned sideways to oncoming waves, especially large or breaking waves.

plural of broach

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of broach

present participle of broach

(nautical) To incline suddenly to windward, so as to lay the sails aback, and expose the vessel to the danger of oversetting.

A surname.