Definition of brand Brand

/bɹæˈnd/ - [brand] - brand

We found 41 definitions of brand from 10 different sources.

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: brands

brand - a recognizable kind; "there's a new brand of hero in the movies now"; "what make of car is that?"
  make
  kind, sort, variety, form a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?"
brand - identification mark on skin, made by burning
  marker, marking, mark some conspicuous object used to distinguish or mark something; "the buoys were markers for the channel"
brand - a piece of wood that has been burned or is burning
  firebrand
brand - a name given to a product or service
  trade name, brand name, marque
  name by the sanction or authority of; "halt in the name of the law"
  recording label, label trade name of a company that produces musical recordings; "the artists and repertoire department of a recording label is responsible for finding new talent"
brand - a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
  sword, blade, steel
  weapon system, weapon, arm any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting; "he was licensed to carry a weapon"
  backsword a sword with only one cutting edge
  blade the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge
  broadsword a sword with a broad blade and (usually) two cutting edges; used to cut rather than stab
  cavalry sword, saber, sabre a stout sword with a curved blade and thick back
  cutlas, cutlass a short heavy curved sword with one edge; formerly used by sailors
  falchion a short broad slightly convex medieval sword with a sharp point
  fencing sword a sword used in the sport of fencing
  foible the weaker part of a sword's blade from the forte to the tip
  forte the stronger part of a sword blade between the hilt and the foible
  haft, helve the handle of a weapon or tool
  hilt the handle of a sword or dagger
  rapier, tuck a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges
brand - a symbol of disgrace or infamy; "And the Lord set a mark upon Cain"--Genesis
  mark, stigma, stain
  symbol something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible; "the eagle is a symbol of the United States"
  demerit the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection; "they discussed the merits and demerits of her novel"; "he knew his own faults much better than she did"
  bend sinister, bar sinister a mark of bastardy; lines from top right to bottom left

Verb

brands, branding, branded  

brand - burn with a branding iron to indicate ownership; of animals
  mark make or leave a mark on; "the scouts marked the trail"; "ash marked the believers' foreheads"
brand - mark with a brand or trademark; "when this product is not branded it sells for a lower price"
  trademark, brandmark
  label, tag, mark distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions
brand - to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful; "He denounced the government action"; "She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock"
  stigmatize, stigmatise, denounce, mark
  label distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions
brand - mark or expose as infamous; "She was branded a loose woman"
  post
  call rouse somebody from sleep with a call; "I was called at 5 A.M. this morning"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • brand (Noun)
    A piece of wood red-hot, or still burning, from the fire.
  • brand (Noun)
    A sword.
  • brand (Noun)
    A mark of ownership made by burning, e. g. on cattle.
  • brand (Noun)
    A branding iron .
  • brand (Noun)
    A name, symbol, logo, or other item used to distinguish a product or service, or its provider.
  • brand (Noun)
    A specific product, service, or provider so distinguished.
  • brand (Noun)
    Any specific type or variety of something; a distinct style, manner.
  • brand (Noun)
    The reputation among some population of an organization, of the products sold under a particular brand name, or of a person.
  • brand (Verb)
    To burn the flesh with a hot iron, either as a marker for criminals, slaves etc. or to cauterise a wound.
  • brand (Verb)
    To mark especially cattle with a brand as proof of ownership.
  • brand (Verb)
    To make an indelible impression on the memory or senses.
  • brand (Verb)
    To stigmatize, label someone.
  • brand (Verb)
    To associate a product or service with a trademark or other name and related images.
  • brand (Adjective)
    Associated with a particular product, service, or company.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • brand (v. t.)
    A burning piece of wood; or a stick or piece of wood partly burnt, whether burning or after the fire is extinct.
  • brand (v. t.)
    A sword, so called from its glittering or flashing brightness.
  • brand (v. t.)
    A mark made by burning with a hot iron, as upon a cask, to designate the quality, manufacturer, etc., of the contents, or upon an animal, to designate ownership; -- also, a mark for a similar purpose made in any other way, as with a stencil. Hence, figurately: Quality; kind; grade; as, a good brand of flour.
  • brand (v. t.)
    A mark put upon criminals with a hot iron. Hence: Any mark of infamy or vice; a stigma.
  • brand (v. t.)
    An instrument to brand with; a branding iron.
  • brand (v. t.)
    Any minute fungus which produces a burnt appearance in plants. The brands are of many species and several genera of the order Pucciniaei.
  • brand (v. t.)
    To burn a distinctive mark into or upon with a hot iron, to indicate quality, ownership, etc., or to mark as infamous (as a convict).
  • brand (v. t.)
    To put an actual distinctive mark upon in any other way, as with a stencil, to show quality of contents, name of manufacture, etc.
  • brand (v. t.)
    Fig.: To fix a mark of infamy, or a stigma, upon.
  • brand (v. t.)
    To mark or impress indelibly, as with a hot iron.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • brand
    A name, symbol, logo, or other item used to distinguish a product or manufacturer from its competitors.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • brand
    brand, n. a piece of wood burning or partly burned: a mark burned into anything with a hot iron: a trade-mark, made by burning or otherwise, as on casks: a particular sort of goods, from the trade-marks by which they are known, as cigars, &c.: a sword, so called from its glitter: a mark of infamy: a general name for the fungoid diseases or blights of grain crops—bunt, mildew, rust, and smut.—v.t. to burn or mark with a hot iron: to fix a mark of infamy upon.—adj. Brand′ed.—n. Brand′er, a gridiron.—v.t. to cook on the gridiron, as beef-steaks.—p.adjs. Brand′ered, Brand′ering.—ns. Brand′ing-ī′ron, Brand′-ī′ron, an iron to brand with: a trivet or tripod to set a pot or kettle upon: (Spens.) a sword—also Brand′ise, a trivet; Brand′ling, a red worm used by anglers, found commonly in tan-pits.—adj. Brand′-new, quite new (as if newly from the fire).—n. Brand′reth, a stand of wood for a cask or hayrick, a rail round a well.—A brand from the burning, one snatched out of a pressing danger—from Amos, iv. 11. [A.S. brand, brond, from root of Burn.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

  • brand
    The Anglo-Saxon for a burnished sword. A burned device or character, especially that of the broad arrow on government stores, to deface or erase which is felony.

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

  • brand
    The Anglo-Saxon for a burnished sword.

Foolish DictionaryThe Foolish Dictionary 🤡

  • brand
    Something carried on the hip, by either beast or man. Can be found on the outside of a short, red steer, or the inside of a long, black bottle.

Wikipedia Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • A brand is a trademark: a name, symbol, logo, or other item used to distinguish a product or maker from other companies and their items.

    A brand is also a rod that is used to burn labels on cattle.

Part of speech

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  • brand, verb, present, 1st person singular of brand (infinitive).
  • brand, verb (infinitive).
  • brand, noun, singular of brands.

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