broach
1 noun toolbior masc3 2 noun NAUT veering of shipsá chun na gaoitheShow full entry
3 verb pierce (cask etc) TRANSITIVEbearnaigh verb poll a chur i lig verb she broached the barrel bhearnaigh sí an bairille, lig sí an bairille 4 verb penetrate, enter TRANSITIVEbris verb téigh trí PhrV 5 verb raise subject TRANSITIVEtarraing anuas she first broached the idea with me tharraing sí an scéal anuas liom, liomsa a luaigh sí an scéal ar dtús 6 verb open, begin to use TRANSITIVEbearnaigh verb he broached the store of tinned food bhearnaigh sé an soláthar de bhia stánaithe 7 verb NAUT (of ship) turn side-on INTRANSITIVEardaigh ar PhrV sáigh chun na gaoithe