bough

(bou)
n.
A tree branch, especially a large or main branch.

[Middle English, from Old English bōh.]

A branch of a tree, especially a large one.

IN BRIEF: A large branch of a tree.

We hung a swing from a bough of the large oak tree.

Tutor's tip: She had to "bow" (bend one's knee, submit) under the "bough" (big tree branch) as the king passed by.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: any of the larger branches of a tree

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - gren

Nederlands (Dutch)
tak

Français (French)
n. - branche, rameau

Deutsch (German)
n. - Ast

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - χοντρό κλωνάρι, κλώνος

Italiano (Italian)
ramo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - galho (m) de árvore

Русский (Russian)
сук

Español (Spanish)
n. - rama

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - trädgren, lövruska

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
大树枝, 主枝

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 大樹枝, 主枝

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 가지, 교수대

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 枝, 大枝

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) جذع, فرع, غصن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ענף‬

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