{
    "term": "branch",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "image": "data/images/tr/tree.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a part of a tree that grows out from the main stem and on which leaves, flowers and fruit grow",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She climbed the tree and hid in the branches."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the bare branches of a tree in winter"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Plants and trees"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["top", "topmost", "low"],
                "verb + branch": ["cut", "prune", "remove"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a local office or shop belonging to a large company or organization",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The bank has branches all over the country."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Our New York branch is dealing with the matter."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The store is opening more local branches."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He has been named assistant branch manager at a new branch of the bank."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the Post Office announced plans to close another branch."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["central", "high-street", "local"],
                "verb + branch": ["establish", "open", "set up"],
                "branch + noun": ["chairman", "chief", "manager"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a part of a government or other large organization that deals with one particular aspect of its work",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Scotland Yard's anti-terrorist branch swung into action."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The idea was so popular, other branches of government copied it."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was national branch secretary of the union."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "department",
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["central", "high-street", "local"],
                "verb + branch": ["establish", "open", "set up"],
                "branch + noun": ["chairman", "chief", "manager"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a division of an area of knowledge or a group of languages",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the branch of computer science known as ‘artificial intelligence’"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Quantum analysis is a branch of statistics."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The aim is to bring together researchers from different branches of geography."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "a smaller or less important part of a river, road, railway, etc. that leads away from the main part",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a branch of the Rhine"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **branch line** *(= a small line off a main railway line, often in country areas)*"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Transport by bus and train", "Geography"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["top", "topmost", "low"],
                "verb + branch": ["cut", "prune", "remove"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "a group of members of a family who all have the same ancestors",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "My uncle's branch of the family emigrated to Canada."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Family and relationships"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "completely and in a way that affects every part of something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The government set out to destroy the organization root and branch."
                },
                {
                    "text": "root-and-branch reforms"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/brɑːntʃ/",
                "audio": "br/branch/branch__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/bræntʃ/",
                "audio": "br/branch/branch__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French branche, from late Latin branca ‘paw’."
}