branch

Definition

  • noun: a part of a tree that grows out from the trunk
  • noun: a natural subdivision of a plant stem
  • verb: to divide into smaller parts
  • verb: to put forth 'branches'
  • often + 'of'
  • synonyms: shoot, bough, twig

Examples

  • The winner 'extended/offered an olive branch' to his opponent by calling him a great player.

  • In the beginning the business was highly specialized, but it has since 'branched out'.

  • The company specializes in casual clothing but it is 'branching out into' formal wear.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) You call, I'm there. (GOOGIE RENE COMBO'S SMOKEY JOE'S LA LA PLAYING) Here's what we know. Two men and a woman came into the bank branch clad in black business clothing, trench coats, bandanas and sunglasses. They pulled guns and ordered (..)
    2017 Baby Driver
  • (..) This is coming to you live from the scene of a police shootout in downtown Atlanta. Police tell us that three robbers entered a US Post Office branch downtown shortly after p.m. But what started as a robbery... Shit. Oh, shit, Joe! Joe, Joe, Joe! (..)
    2017 Baby Driver
  • (..) Why do you believe that he knows what it is and I don't? Oh, Leonard. Let's not take a saw to the branch we're sitting on, shall we? Hey, uh, if you guys are free tonight, I heard about a spa where you soak your feet (..)
    2012 TvShow: The Big Bang Theory Title: The Date Night Variable Season: 6 Episode 1