English noun: brand | |||
1. | brand (communication) a name given to a product or service | ||
Synonyms | brand name, marque, trade name | ||
Broader (hypernym) | name | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | label, recording label | ||
Domain usage members | K-Dur 20, K-lor, K-lyte, Kaochlor, Kinetoscope, Klorvess, Lidocaine, Polaroid, potash muriate, potassium chloride, potassium muriate, Simoniz, Tampax, Xylocaine | ||
2. | brand (cognition) a recognizable kind | ||
Samples | There's a new brand of hero in the movies now. What make of car is that?. | ||
Synonyms | make | ||
Broader (hypernym) | form, kind, sort, variety | ||
3. | brand (communication) identification mark on skin, made by burning | ||
Broader (hypernym) | mark, marker, marking | ||
4. | brand (substance) a piece of wood that has been burned or is burning | ||
Synonyms | firebrand | ||
Broader (hypernym) | firewood | ||
5. | brand (communication) a symbol of disgrace or infamy | ||
Samples | And the Lord set a mark upon Cain. | ||
Synonyms | mark, stain, stigma | ||
Broader (hypernym) | symbol | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bar sinister, bend sinister, cloven foot, cloven hoof, demerit | ||
6. | brand (artifact) a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard | ||
Synonyms | blade, steel, sword | ||
Broader (hypernym) | arm, weapon, weapon system | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | backsword, broadsword, cavalry sword, cutlas, cutlass, falchion, fencing sword, rapier, saber, sabre, tuck | ||
Instance hyponym | Excalibur | ||
Part holonym | blade, foible, forte, haft, helve, hilt, peak, point, tip | ||
English verb: brand | |||
1. | brand (social) burn with a branding iron to indicate ownership; of animals | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | mark | ||
2. | brand (social) to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful | ||
Samples | He denounced the government action. She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock. | ||
Synonyms | denounce, mark, stigmatise, stigmatize | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | label | ||
3. | brand (contact) mark with a brand or trademark | ||
Samples | When this product is not branded it sells for a lower price. | ||
Synonyms | brandmark, trademark | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | label, mark, tag | ||
4. | brand (communication) mark or expose as infamous | ||
Samples | She was branded a loose woman. | ||
Synonyms | post | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | call | ||