branch
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/bɹæntʃ/
English
Definitions
noun
- The woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing.
- Any of the parts of something that divides like the branch of a tree.“the branch of an antler, a chandelier, or a railway”
- A creek or stream which flows into a larger river. (compare Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia run, and New York and New England brook.)
- One of the portions of a curve that extends outwards to an indefinitely great distance.“the branches of a hyperbola”
verb
- To arise from the trunk or a larger branch of a tree.
- To produce branches.
- To (cause to) divide into separate parts or subdivisions.
- To jump to a different location in a program, especially as the result of a conditional statement.
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Synonyms
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