English adjective: brachiate | |||
1. | brachiate having widely spreading paired branches | ||
Samples | Maples are brachiate. | ||
Similar | branchy | ||
Domain category | botany, phytology | ||
Antonyms | branchless | ||
2. | brachiate having arms or armlike appendages | ||
Similar | armed | ||
Domain category | zoological science, zoology | ||
Antonyms | armless | ||
English verb: brachiate | |||
1. | brachiate (motion) swing from one hold to the next | ||
Samples | The monkeys brachiate. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | sway, swing | ||