branch

UK /bɹɑːnt͡ʃ/ US /bɹɑːnt͡ʃ/
noun 5verb 5name 5

Definitions

noun

1

The woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing.

Selfe loue, to him ſelf tender, to the reſt tough, / Is, of iuſt iuſtice, neither roote, braunce, nor bough. / Loue (namely ſelfe loue) corruptibly growyng, / Is cheefe lodeſter of lets, in iuſtice ſhowing.

And they played softly in the Aeolian mode a music that was like the wailing of wind through bare branches on a moonless night, and the Red Foliot leaned forth from his high seat and recited this lamentation: […]

2

Any of the parts of something that divides like the branch of a tree.

the branch of an antler, a chandelier, or a railway

3

A creek or stream which flows into a larger river.

branch water

4

One of the portions of a curve that extends outwards to an indefinitely great distance.

the branches of a hyperbola

5

A location of an organization with several locations.

Our main branch is downtown, and we have branches in all major suburbs.

verb

1

To arise from the trunk or a larger branch of a tree.

2

To produce branches.

The tree throve and branched so heavily that the windows of Lower West and the Doll's Flat were darkened.

3

To (cause to) divide into separate parts or subdivisions.

4

To jump to a different location in a program, especially as the result of a conditional statement.

5

To strip of branches.

They cut down a young pear-tree, branch it, and carry it home.

name

1

A surname from Old French.

2

A tiny city in Franklin County, Arkansas.

3

An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Acadia Parish, Louisiana.

4

An unincorporated community in Sweetwater Township, Lake County, Michigan.

5

An unincorporated community in Camden County, Missouri.

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