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| brand [ brand ] |
noun (plural brands) |
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1. commerce product or manufacturer: a name, usually a trademark, of a product or manufacturer, or the product identified by this name
  What brand of shampoo do you use?
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2. recognizable type of something: a distinctive type of something
an unusual brand of humor
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3. agriculture mark burned on animal: a mark burned into the hide of a range animal to identify it as the property of a particular ranch, farm, or owner
See also branding iron
The Triple S is the brand on all our steers.
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4. history mark on criminal or enslaved person: formerly, a mark made on the skin of a criminal or a slave, especially to identify the owner
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5. sign or mark of disgrace: a sign or mark of disgrace, infamy, or notoriety
He bore the brand of disloyalty.
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6. burned or burning piece of wood: a piece of wood that is burned or smoldering
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archaic
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7. torch: a flaming torch
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literary
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8. arms
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literary
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Same as sword (sense 1)
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9. fungi fungal disease of plants: a fungal disease that affects garden plants by causing brown spots to appear on leaves
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transitive verb (past and past participle brand·ed, present participle brand·ing, 3rd person present singular brands) |
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1. mark skin or hide of animal: to mark an animal's skin or hide with a hot iron, especially as a means of identification
All the cattle have been branded.
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2. describe somebody or something as bad: to class somebody or something as bad, illegal, or undesirable, often arbitrarily
was branded as a cheat
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3. make indelible impression on somebody: to make an indelible mark or impression on somebody or something
The words "Duty, Honor, Country" are branded into the hearts of all West Pointers.
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| [ Old English, "burning stick" < Indo-European, "be hot"] |
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| brand·er noun |
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