Synonym: divide, expand, spread. Antonym: trunk. Similar words: ranch, franchise, brand, brand new, rancor, entrance, tolerance, insurance. Meaning: [brɑːntʃ] 
n. 1. an administrative division of some larger or more complex organization 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 4. a natural consequence of development 5. a stream or river connected to a larger one 6. any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm. v. 1. grow and send out branches or branch-like structures 2. divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork.
n. 1. an administrative division of some larger or more complex organization 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 4. a natural consequence of development 5. a stream or river connected to a larger one 6. any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm. v. 1. grow and send out branches or branch-like structures 2. divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork. 
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151. We'll have to branch off shortly to get to the village.
152. I used to work in the local branch of a large bank.
153. Some prison practices are in need of root and branch reform.
154. The Knightsbridge branch is the jewel in the crown of a 500-strong chain of stores.
155. The branch whipped back and hit me in the face.
156. There's a branch of the store in almost every high street in Britain.
157. Management is holding out an olive branch to the strikers.
158. A pair of orioles alighted on the frisking branch of a weeping willow.
159. This branch of the river eventually empties into the Atlantic.
160. A new branch of the shop will be opening in the near future.
161. She's a branch manager.
162. The government set out to destroy the organization root and branch.
163. He has asked for a transfer to the company's Paris branch.
164. The network of 366 local offices is being rationalised to leave the company with 150 to 200 larger branch offices.
165. The birds flitted from branch to branch in the woods of the part.
166. Police officers from the organized crime branch have raided solicitors' offices in central London.
167. There was a sharp crack as the branch broke off.
168. Where's their nearest branch?
169. He had a fascination for submarines and joined this branch of the service.
170. I have arranged for my branch to send a letter of credit to the branch nearest the hotel.
171. Senate employees could take their employment griev-ances to another branch of government.
172. They're planning to open a branch in St. Louis next year.
173. He clutched at the branch but could not reach it.
174. The company has its base in New York,(http://sentencedict.com/branch.html) and branch offices all over the world.
175. There are similar charges if you want to cash a cheque at a branch other than your own.
176. Its colour makes the moth indistinguishable from the branch it rests on.
177. These nests increase in size each year, and can eventually weigh down the branch.
178. The bookshop has decided to branch out into selling software and electronic publications.
179. The top of the tree had been cut off to encourage it to branch lower down.
180. I was worried that the branch wouldn't take my weight.