Broad"cast` (&?;), n. (Agric.) A casting or throwing seed in all directions, as from the hand in sowing.

Broad"cast`, a. 1. Cast or dispersed in all directions, as seed from the hand in sowing; widely diffused.

2. Scattering in all directions (as a method of sowing); -- opposed to planting in hills, or rows.

Broad"cast`, adv. So as to scatter or be scattered in all directions; so as to spread widely, as seed from the hand in sowing, or news from the press.

• to transmit a message or signal via radio waves or electronic means
  
• to transmit a message over a wide area
  
• (archaic) to sow seeds over a wide area
  
• to send an email in a single transmission to a (typically large) number of people