1. (adj) broad
slang term for a woman
"a broad is a woman who can throw a mean punch"
2. (adj) wide, broad
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
"wide roads"; "a wide necktie"; "wide margins"; "three feet wide"; "a river two miles broad"; "broad shoulders"; "a broad river"
3. (adj) across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket(a), broad, encompassing, extensive, panoptic, wide
broad in scope or content
"across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers"
4. (adj) broad, unspecific
not detailed or specific
"a broad rule"; "the broad outlines of the plan"; "felt an unspecific dread"
5. (adj) broad, unsubtle
lacking subtlety; obvious
"gave us a broad hint that it was time to leave"
6. (adj) broad(a), full(a)
being at a peak or culminating point
"broad daylight"; "full summer"
7. (adj) broad, spacious, wide
very large in expanse or scope
"a broad lawn"; "the wide plains"; "a spacious view"; "spacious skies"
8. (adj) broad
(of speech) heavily and noticeably regional
"a broad southern accent"
9. (adj) broad, large-minded, liberal, tolerant
showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
"a broad political stance"; "generous and broad sympathies"; "a liberal newspaper"; "tolerant of his opponent's opinions"
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Definition of 'broad' 
