A twig branched out of the main limb and grew straight up.
•The bush branched out from the base.
2. Fig. to expand away from something; to diversify away from narrower interests. •The speaker branched out from her prepared remarks.
•The topic was very broad, and she was free to branch out.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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branch — branch1 W2S1 [bra:ntʃ US bræntʃ] n ↑branch, ↑leaves, ↑trunk ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(of a tree)¦ 2¦(of a business/shop/company etc)¦ 3¦(of government)¦ 4¦(of a subject)¦ 5¦(of a family)¦ 6¦(of a river/road etc)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Dat … Dictionary of contemporary English
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branch — 1. noun /bɹæntʃ/ a) The woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing Our main branch is downtown, and we have branches in all major suburbs. b) Something that divides like the branch of a tree See Also: branch banking … Wiktionary
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