branch meaning and definition

BRANCH noun

Definition of branch (noun)

1. a division of some larger or more complex organization
   • "a branch of Congress"; "botany is a branch of biology"; "the Germanic branch of Indo-European languages"
   • synonyms: arm, subdivision
2. a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant
3. a part of a forked or branching shape
   • "he broke off one of the branches"
   • synonyms: leg, ramification
4. a natural consequence of development
   • synonyms: offset, offshoot, outgrowth
5. a stream or river connected to a larger one
6. any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm
   • "the arm of the record player"; "an arm of the sea"; "a branch of the sewer"
   • synonyms: arm, limb

BRANCH verb

Definition of branch (verb)

1. grow and send out branches or branch-like structures
   • "these plants ramify early and get to be very large"
   • synonyms: ramify
2. divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork
   • "The road forks"
   • synonyms: fork, furcate, ramify, separate