Branch

/bræntʃ/

Meaning & Definition

noun

A part of a tree that grows out from the trunk or a main stem.

The children climbed up the sturdy branch to get a better view.

A division or subdivision of a larger organization, such as a business or a government.

She works at the local branch of a national bank.

A part of a larger system or network that diverges away from the main part.

The river has several branches as it flows towards the ocean.

A line of descent or a family line in genealogy.

He traced his family tree back to a branch that settled in America in the 1800s.

verb

To divide into branches or to spread out from a main point.

The road branches off to the left toward the park.

To develop or extend in a way similar to the way that branches extend from a tree.

The project will branch out into new areas of research next year.

Middle English branche, from Old French branche, from Vulgar Latin *branca.

branch out

To expand one's interests or activities.

dead branch

A branch that is no longer living.

branch of knowledge

A specific field of study.

twig

A small branch or division of a branch.

bough

A large branch of a tree.

foliage

The leaves of a plant.

To branch out

He's looking to branch out into new industries.

Branch manager

She is the branch manager at the local bank.