| Bough 1. (n.) An arm or branch of a tree, esp. a large arm or main branch. 2. (n.) A gallows. Thesaurus Entries appendage, arm, bine, branch, branchedness, branchiness, burgeon, deadwood, flagellum, fork, frond, hand, imp, joint, leg, limb, link, lobe, lobule, member, offshoot, organ, pinion, ramage, ramification, runner, sarment, scion, shoot, slip, spear, spray, sprig, sprit, sprout, spur, stolon, sucker, switch, tail, tendril, thallus, twig, wing |