broad meaning
[ brɔ:d ] Pronunciation: "broad" in a sentence
Adjective: broad (broader,broadest) brod
- Having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
"a river two miles broad"; "broad shoulders"; "a broad river"
- wide - Broad in scope or content
"an invention with broad applications"
- across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket, encompassing, extensive, panoptic, wide - Not detailed or specific
"a broad rule"; "the broad outlines of the plan"
- unspecific - Lacking subtlety; obvious
"gave us a broad hint that it was time to leave"
- unsubtle - Being at a peak or culminating point
"broad daylight"
- full - Very large in expanse or scope
"a broad lawn"
- spacious, wide - (of speech) heavily and noticeably regional
"a broad southern accent" - Showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
"a broad political stance"; "generous and broad sympathies"
- large-minded, liberal, tolerant
- Slang term for a woman
"a broad is a woman who can throw a mean punch"
Derived forms: broads, broadest, broader
See also: beamy, big, bird's-eye, breadth, broad-brimmed, broadly, broad-minded, broadness, clear, comprehensive, deep, fanlike, general, high, large, noticeable, panoramic, sweeping, thick, wide-screen, width
Type of: adult female, woman
Encyclopedia: Broad
[American slang]
n. a woman. (Usually derogatory.)
• This pushy broad comes up to me and asks if I have any manners!
• So— come on, what'd you tell the broad?
Examples
More: Next- nasa officials opened a broad inquiry.
- the broad lines on the map correspond to roads ..
- he stretched out on one of its broad limbs.
- the broad lines on the map correspond to roads ..
- a broad smile spread across mawson's fat face.