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branch off — / branch out [v] extend beyond main part add to, develop, diverge, diversify, divide, enlarge, expand, extend, fork, grow, increase, multiply, part, proliferate, ramify, separate, spread out; concept 756 Ant. lessen, shrink … New thesaurus
branch out — branch off / branch out [v] extend beyond main part add to, develop, diverge, diversify, divide, enlarge, expand, extend, fork, grow, increase, multiply, part, proliferate, ramify, separate, spread out; concept 756 Ant. lessen, shrink … New thesaurus
branch — branch1 W2S1 [bra:ntʃ US bræntʃ] n ↑branch, ↑leaves, ↑trunk ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(of a tree)¦ 2¦(of a business/shop/company etc)¦ 3¦(of government)¦ 4¦(of a subject)¦ 5¦(of a family)¦ 6¦(of a river/road etc)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Dat … Dictionary of contemporary English
branch — Synonyms and related words: L, V, adolescent stream, affiliate, affiliation, affluent, angle, angle off, apparentation, appendage, arm, arroyo, bayou, bear off, beck, bend, bifurcate, billabong, bine, biotype, birth, bisect, blood, bloodline,… … Moby Thesaurus
branch — I UK [brɑːntʃ] / US [bræntʃ] noun [countable] Word forms branch : singular branch plural branches *** 1) a part of a tree that grows out of its trunk (= main stem) with leaves, flowers, or fruit growing on it. A very small branch is called a twig … English dictionary
branch — [[t]brɑ͟ːntʃ, bræ̱ntʃ[/t]] ♦♦♦ branches, branching, branched 1) N COUNT The branches of a tree are the parts that grow out from its trunk and have leaves, flowers, or fruit growing on them. 2) N COUNT: oft N of n A branch of a business or other… … English dictionary
branch — 1. noun /bɹæntʃ/ a) The woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing Our main branch is downtown, and we have branches in all major suburbs. b) Something that divides like the branch of a tree See Also: branch banking … Wiktionary
branch — I. n. 1. Bough, limb, shoot. 2. Offshoot, ramification, arm, projecting part. 3. Section, department, subdivision, part, portion, article, member. 4. Tributary, affluent, tributary stream. 5. Derivative line, cognate line, member of a stock. II.… … New dictionary of synonyms
branch off — ˌbranch ˈoff [intransitive/transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they branch off he/she/it branches off present participle branching off past tense … Useful english dictionary
branch — [branch, bränch] n. [ME branche < OFr brance < LL branca, a claw, paw] 1. any woody extension growing from the trunk or main stem, or from a main limb, of a tree or shrub 2. anything physically resembling a branch, as a tine of a deer s… … English World dictionary
