Definitions for abroach
əˈbroʊtʃabroach

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. abroach, broachedadjective

   of a cask or barrel

   "the cask was set abroach"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. abroachverb

   To set abroach; to let out, as liquor; to broach; to tap.

2. abroachadverb

   Broached; in a condition for letting out or yielding liquor, as a cask which is tapped.

3. abroachadverb

   Hence: in a state to be diffused or propagated; afoot; astir.

4. abroachadjective

   Tapped; broached

5. abroachadjective

   Astir; moving about

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Abroachadverb

   1. In a posture to run out; to yield the liquor contained; properly spoken of vessels.

   The Templer spruce, while ev’ry spout’s abroach,
   Stays ’till ’tis fair, yet seems to call a coach. Jonathan Swift, Miscel.

   The jarrs of gen’rous wine, (Acestes’ gift,
   When his Trinacrian shores the navy left)
   He set abroach, and for the feast prepar’d,
   In equal portions with the ven’son shar’d. John Dryden, Virgil’s Æneid, vol. ii.

   2. In a figurative sense; in a state to be diffused or advanced; in a state of such beginning as promises a progress.

   That man, that sits within a monarch’s heart,
   And ripens in the sunshine of his favour,
   Would he abuse the count’nance of the king,
   Alack! what mischiefs might be set abroach,
   In shadow of such greatness? William Shakespeare, Henry IV. p. ii.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. abroach

   Abroach is an adjective or adverb that means set in a position to allow the flow of liquid, especially to broach a cask or barrel. In a broader sense, it can also mean to start a discussion or activity concerning a particular topic.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Abroachverb

   to set abroach; to let out, as liquor; to broach; to tap

2. Abroachadverb

   broached; in a condition for letting out or yielding liquor, as a cask which is tapped

3. Abroachadverb

   hence: In a state to be diffused or propagated; afoot; astir

4. Etymology: [Pref. a- + broach.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Abroach

   a-brōch′, adv. broached: in a condition to let the liquor run out: in a state to be diffused, afloat: astir. [Prep. a, and Broach.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. abroach

   On tap, in use; spoken of barrels of beer or other liquors.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of abroach in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of abroach in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=abroach
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Abroach
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=abroach
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abroach
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=abroach
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=abroach