[{"word":"broaching","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To make a hole in, especially a cask of liquor, and put in a tap in order to draw the liquid.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To open, to make an opening into; to pierce.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"French knights at Agincourt were unable to broach the English line."},{"definition":"To begin discussion about (something).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I broached the subject of contraceptives carefully when the teenager mentioned his promiscuity."}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To be turned sideways to oncoming waves, especially large or breaking waves.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The small boat broached and nearly sank, because of the large waves."},{"definition":"To cause to turn sideways to oncoming waves, especially large or breaking waves (usually followed by to; also figurative).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Each time we came around into the wind, the sea broached our bow."}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/broach","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/broaching"]}]