Branch meaning

What does “branch” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“branch” is a noun and verb with 8 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a division of some larger or more complex organization.

branch

a division of some larger or more complex organization
“a branch of Congress”
“botany is a branch of biology”
Synonymssubdivision arm
a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant
a part of a forked or branching shape
“he broke off one of the branches”
Synonymsleg ramification
a natural consequence of development
Synonymsoutgrowth offshoot offset
a stream or river connected to a larger one
any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm
“the arm of the record player”
“an arm of the sea”
Synonymsarm limb

grow and send out branches or branch-like structures
“these plants ramify early and get to be very large”
Synonymsramify
divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork
“The road forks”
Synonymsramify fork furcate separate

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University