broach vs crosscut

broach

noun
  • A broad chisel for stone-cutting. 

  • A spire rising from a tower. 

  • An awl; a bodkin; also, a wooden rod or pin, sharpened at each end, used by thatchers. 

  • A spit-like start on the head of a young stag. 

  • The stick from which candle wicks are suspended for dipping. 

  • The pin in a lock which enters the barrel of the key. 

  • A spit for cooking food. 

  • A series of chisel points mounted on one piece of steel. For example, the toothed stone chisel shown here. 

verb
  • To cause to turn sideways to oncoming waves, especially large or breaking waves (usually followed by to; also figurative). 

  • To make a hole in, especially a cask of liquor, and put in a tap in order to draw the liquid. 

  • To begin discussion about (something). 

  • To open, to make an opening into; to pierce. 

  • To break the surface of the water. 

  • To be turned sideways to oncoming waves, especially large or breaking waves. 

crosscut

noun
  • A crosswise cut. 

  • A shortcut. 

  • A crosscut saw. 

  • A level driven across the course of a vein, or across the main workings, as from one gangway to another. 

  • An instance of filmic crosscutting. 

verb
  • To cut (wood, lumber) across the grain. 

  • To cut across something. 

  • To cut repeatedly between two concurrent scenes. 

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