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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024la•bel /ˈleɪbəl/USA pronunciation n., v., -beled, -bel•ing or (esp. Brit.) -belled, -bel•ling. n. [countable] - a slip of paper, cloth, or other material, attached to something to indicate its manufacturer, the kind of thing it is, its ownership, etc.
- a descriptive word or phrase:She wasn't happy with the "yuppie'' label they applied to her.
- a word or phrase indicating that what follows belongs in a particular category or classification, as the word Physics before a dictionary definition.
- a brand or trademark, esp. of a manufacturer of compact discs, tape cassettes, etc.
v. - to mark with a label: [~ + object]to label all the shirts according to size.[~ + object + object]The bottle was labeled poison.
- to put in a certain class;
classify: [~ + object + object]They labeled her an executive assistant. He was labeled a rebel by the town.[~ + object + adjective]That teacher was labeled tough by the students.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024la•bel (lā′bəl),USA pronunciation n., v., -beled, -bel•ing or (esp. Brit.) -belled, -bel•ling. n. - a slip of paper, cloth, or other material, marked or inscribed, for attachment to something to indicate its manufacturer, nature, ownership, destination, etc.
- a short word or phrase descriptive of a person, group, intellectual movement, etc.
- a word or phrase indicating that what follows belongs in a particular category or classification:The following definition has the label "Archit.''
- Architecturea molding or dripstone over a door or window, esp. one that extends horizontally across the top of the opening and vertically downward for a certain distance at the sides.
- a brand or trademark, esp. of a manufacturer of phonograph records, tape cassettes, etc.:She records under a new label.
- the manufacturer using such a label:a major label that has produced some of the best recordings of the year.
- Heraldrya narrow horizontal strip with a number of downward extensions of rectangular or dovetail form, usually placed in chief as the cadency mark of an eldest son.
- [Obs.]a strip or narrow piece of anything.
v.t. - to affix a label to;
mark with a label. - to designate or describe by or on a label:The bottle was labeled poison.
- to put in a certain class;
classify. - ChemistryAlso, radiolabel. to incorporate a radioactive or heavy isotope into (a molecule) in order to make traceable.
- Gmc. See lap1
- Middle French: ribbon, perh.
- Middle English 1275–1325
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: label /ˈleɪbəl/ n - a piece of paper, card, or other material attached to an object to identify it or give instructions or details concerning its ownership, use, nature, destination, etc; tag
- a brief descriptive phrase or term given to a person, group, school of thought, etc: the label "Romantic" is applied to many different kinds of poetry
- a word or phrase heading a piece of text to indicate or summarize its contents
- a trademark or company or brand name on certain goods, esp, formerly, on gramophone records
- a group of characters, such as a number or a word, appended to a particular statement in a program to allow its unique identification
- a radioactive element used in a compound to trace the mechanism of a chemical reaction
vb ( -bels, -belling, -belled) ( US -bels, -beling, -beled)(transitive)- to fasten a label to
- to mark with a label
- to describe or classify in a word or phrase: to label someone a liar
- to make (one or more atoms in a compound) radioactive, for use in determining the mechanism of a reaction
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French, from Germanic; compare Old High German lappa ragˈlabeller n |