"branch" meaning in English

See branch in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /bra:nʧ/ [UK], /brænʧ/ [US] Audio: en-us-branch.ogg [US] Forms: branch [singular], branches [plural]
Head templates: {{irrnoun|branches}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A part of a tree that grows out from the trunk (center).
    Sense id: simple-branch-en-noun-fdAQL~yU
  2. A part of something that acts like a branch does to its tree.
    Sense id: simple-branch-en-noun-gQh-hMKZ
  3. One of a series of shops that are owned by the same company in business.
    Sense id: simple-branch-en-noun-EmSZMGm1

Verb

IPA: /bra:nʧ/ [UK], /brænʧ/ [US] Audio: en-us-branch.ogg [US] Forms: branch [canonical], branches [third-person, singular], branched [past], branched [past, participle], branching [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|branch|es}} [POS TABLE]
  1. : This short section needs someone to add to it.
    Sense id: simple-branch-en-verb-a2VIwlFS Categories (other): Section stubs
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      "form": "branch",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
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    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Sally scraped her arm on a branch when she fell out of a tree."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A part of a tree that grows out from the trunk (center)."
      ],
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    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The study of electricity is a branch of physics."
        }
      ],
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        "A part of something that acts like a branch does to its tree."
      ],
      "id": "simple-branch-en-noun-gQh-hMKZ"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "McDonalds has many branches spread throughout the country."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "One of a series of shops that are owned by the same company in business."
      ],
      "id": "simple-branch-en-noun-EmSZMGm1"
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/bra:nʧ/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
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      "sampa": "/brA:ntS/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/brænʧ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/br{ntS/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-branch.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "irregular"
  ],
  "word": "branch"
}

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      "form": "branch",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "branches",
      "tags": [
        "third-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "branched",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "branched",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "branching",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "branch",
        "2": "es"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "verb"
    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        ":\n This short section needs someone to add to it."
      ],
      "id": "simple-branch-en-verb-a2VIwlFS"
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/bra:nʧ/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/brA:ntS/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/brænʧ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/br{ntS/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-branch.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "singular"
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
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    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Sally scraped her arm on a branch when she fell out of a tree."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A part of a tree that grows out from the trunk (center)."
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The study of electricity is a branch of physics."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A part of something that acts like a branch does to its tree."
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "McDonalds has many branches spread throughout the country."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "One of a series of shops that are owned by the same company in business."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bra:nʧ/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/brA:ntS/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/brænʧ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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      "sampa": "/br{ntS/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-branch.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "irregular"
  ],
  "word": "branch"
}

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      ]
    },
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "branched",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "branched",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "branching",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "verb"
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "Section stubs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        ":\n This short section needs someone to add to it."
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/bra:nʧ/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/brænʧ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/br{ntS/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-branch.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "branch"
}

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