branch off

phrasal verb

branched off; branching off; branches off

: to separate from something and move in a different direction

The stream branched off to the left.

—often + from

Streets branch off from both sides of the highway.

Examples of branch off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This precise process takes the branch off in 3 small cuts instead of one big one, reducing the chance of tearing the bark off the trunk. —Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Feb. 2025

After the Harlem River branches off around one side of Randall's Island, a smaller tidal stream, the Bronx Kill, continues along the borough's southern border. —CBS News, 24 Jan. 2025

Selzer, revered among politicos, got her start in polling as a staffer at the Des Moines Register, and has overseen its Iowa poll since 1987, branching off to found her own firm, Selzer & Co., in the 1990s. —Sara Dorn, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024

Cut the lower branches off the trunk to form your star or saucer magnolia into a tree shape. —Steve Bender, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2024

Rhymes for branch off

• ashraf
• checkoff
• cutoff
• falloff
• handoff
• kickoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• markoff
• markov
• payoff
• playoff