Definition of label Label
/lejˈbʌl/ - [leybul] - la•bel
We found 31 definitions of label from 6 different sources.
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NounPlural: labels |
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| label - an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object | ||
| marker, marking, mark some conspicuous object used to distinguish or mark something; "the buoys were markers for the channel" | ||
| gummed label, paster, sticker an adhesive label | ||
| tag, ticket (sports) the act of touching a player in a game (which changes their status in the game) | ||
| tag (sports) the act of touching a player in a game (which changes their status in the game) | ||
| label - a brief description given for purposes of identification; "the label Modern is applied to many different kinds of architecture" | ||
| description sort or variety; "every description of book was there" | ||
| label - a radioactive isotope that is used in a compound in order to trace the mechanism of a chemical reaction | ||
| radioisotope a radioactive isotope of an element; produced either naturally or artificially | ||
| 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" | ||
| recording label | ||
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| label - assign a label to; designate with a label; "These students were labelled `learning disabled'" | ||
| denominate, designate assign a name or title to | ||
| call rouse somebody from sleep with a call; "I was called at 5 A.M. this morning" | ||
| address, direct adjust and aim (a golf ball) at in preparation of hitting | ||
| name, call mention and identify by name; "name your accomplices!" | ||
| stigmatise, stigmatize, brand, denounce, mark mark with a stigma or stigmata; "They wanted to stigmatize the adulteress" | ||
| label - distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions | ||
| secern, secernate, severalise, severalize, tell apart, distinguish, differentiate, tell, separate distinguish or separate | ||
| label - distinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a labeled atom | ||
| secern, secernate, severalise, severalize, tell apart, distinguish, differentiate, tell, separate distinguish or separate | ||
| label - attach a tag or label to; "label these bottles" | ||
| tag, mark | ||
| attach be attached; be in contact with | ||
| mark down reduce the price of | ||
| mark up increase the price of | ||
| brandmark, trademark, brand register the trademark of; "The company trademarked their new gadget" | ||
| point repair the joints of bricks; "point a chimney" | ||
| point repair the joints of bricks; "point a chimney" | ||
| point repair the joints of bricks; "point a chimney" | ||
| calibrate make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring; "calibrate an instrument"; "graduate a cylinder" | ||
| code convert ordinary language into code; "We should encode the message for security reasons" | ||
| badge put a badge on; "The workers here must be badged" | ||
| label - pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here" | ||
| pronounce, judge | ||
| adjudge, declare, hold state firmly; "He declared that he was innocent" | ||
| assoil, exculpate, exonerate, acquit, discharge, clear pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges" | ||
| convict find or declare guilty; "The man was convicted of fraud and sentenced" | ||
| tout advertize in strongly positive terms; "This product was touted as a revolutionary invention" | ||
| rule, find keep in check; "rule one's temper" | ||
| qualify make more specific; "qualify these remarks" | ||
| disqualify make unfit or unsuitable; "Your income disqualifies you" | ||
| intonate, intone speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone; "please intonate with sadness" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- label (Noun)
A small ticket or sign giving information about something to which it is attached or intended to be attached. - label (Noun)
A name given to something or someone to categorise them as part of a particular social group. - label (Noun)
A company that sells records. - label (Noun)
A user-defined alias for a numerical designation, the reverse of an enumeration. - label (Noun)
A named place in source code that can be jumped to using a GOTO or equivalent construct. - label (Verb)
To put a label a ticket or sign on something. - label (Verb)
To give a label to someone or something in order to categorise that person or thing.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- label (n.)
A tassel. - label (n.)
A slip of silk, paper, parchment, etc., affixed to anything, usually by an inscription, the contents, ownership, destination, etc.; as, the label of a bottle or a package. - label (n.)
A slip of ribbon, parchment, etc., attached to a document to hold the appended seal; also, the seal. - label (n.)
A writing annexed by way of addition, as a codicil added to a will. - label (n.)
A barrulet, or, rarely, a bendlet, with pendants, or points, usually three, especially used as a mark of cadency to distinguish an eldest or only son while his father is still living. - label (n.)
A brass rule with sights, formerly used, in connection with a circumferentor, to take altitudes. - label (n.)
The name now generally given to the projecting molding by the sides, and over the tops, of openings in mediaeval architecture. It always has a /quare form, as in the illustration. - label (n.)
In mediaeval art, the representation of a band or scroll containing an inscription. - label (v. t.)
To affix a label to; to mark with a name, etc.; as, to label a bottle or a package. - label (v. t.)
To affix in or on a label.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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A language of Papua New Guinea. -
label
A small ticket or sign giving information about something to which it is attached or intended to be attached. -
label
To put a label on something in order to provide additional information.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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label
lā′bel, n. a small slip of writing affixed to anything to denote its contents, ownership, &c.: (law) a paper annexed to a will, as a codicil: (her.) a fillet with pendants: (archit.) the dripstone over a Gothic window or doorway arch.—v.t. to affix a label to: to describe by or on a label:—pr.p. lā′belling; pa.t. and pa.p. lā′belled. [O. Fr. label (Fr. lambeau); perh. from Old High Ger. lappa (Ger. lappen).]
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