Definition of 'branch'

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Noun

1. an administrative division of some larger or more complex organization; "a branch of Congress"
      Synonyms: subdivision arm
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: outgrowth offshoot offset
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

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: ramify fork furcate separate

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