broach
noun
definition 1: a tapered tool for making, shaping, or enlarging holes; gimlet.
definition 2: the hole made by such a tool.
definition 3: a spit for roasting meat.
transitive verb
definition 1: to suggest or mention for the first time; bring up.
example: I hesitated to broach the subject of his drinking.
definition 2: to create or enlarge (a hole), especially in order to draw out liquid, as from a cask.
Examples from Books
The poor young man hesitated and procrastinated: it cost him such an effort to broach the subject of terms, to speak of money to a person who spoke only of feelings and, as it were, of the aristocracy. (Henry James, The Pupil, 1916)