Meaning & Definition of Broad in English

1. Slang term for a woman

• "A broad is a woman who can throw a mean punch"

1. 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"

2. 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"

3. Not detailed or specific

• "A broad rule"

• "The broad outlines of the plan"

• "Felt an unspecific dread"

4. Lacking subtlety

• Obvious

• "Gave us a broad hint that it was time to leave"

5. Being at a peak or culminating point

• "Broad daylight"

• "Full summer"

6. Very large in expanse or scope

• "A broad lawn"

• "The wide plains"

• "A spacious view"

• "Spacious skies"

7. (of speech) heavily and noticeably regional

• "A broad southern accent"

8. Showing or characterized by broad-mindedness

• "A broad political stance"

• "Generous and broad sympathies"

• "A liberal newspaper"

• "Tolerant of his opponent's opinions"