branch off
— phrasal verb with branch uk/brɑːntʃ/us/bræntʃ/verb [ I ]
If a road or path branches off, it goes in another direction:
We drove down a narrow track that branched off from the main road.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Changing direction
- about-turn
- bear
- branch off sth
- decoy
- deflect
- deflection
- detour
- divert
- glance
- glance off (sth)
- head
- head sb/sth off
- oscillate
- peaked
- sheer
- slew 1
- turn
- U-turn
- veer
- yo-yo
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