Broad

English Meaning

Wide; extend in breadth, or from side to side; -- opposed to narrow; as, a broad street, a broad table; an inch broad.

1. Wide in extent from side to side: a broad river; broad shoulders.
2. Large in expanse; spacious: a broad lawn.
3. Having a certain width from side to side: A sidewalk three feet broad.
4. Full; open: broad daylight.
5. Covering a wide scope; general: a broad rule.
6. Liberal; tolerant: had broad views regarding social services. See Synonyms at broad-minded.
7. Relating to or covering the main facts or the essential points.
8. Plain and clear; obvious: gave us a broad hint to leave.
9. Obsolete Outspoken.
10. Vulgar; ribald: a broad joke.
11. Strikingly regional or dialectal: a broad Southern accent.
12. Linguistics Pronounced with the tongue placed low and flat and with the oral cavity wide open, like the a in father.
13. A wide flat part, as of one's hand.
14. Often Offensive Slang A woman or girl.
15. Fully; completely.