Noun: brand brand- A name given to a product or service
- trade name, brand name, marque - A recognizable kind
"there's a new brand of hero in the movies now"; - make - Identification mark on skin, made by burning
- A piece of wood that has been burned or is burning
- firebrand - A symbol of disgrace or infamy
"And the Lord set a brand upon Cain"; - mark, stigma, stain - A cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
- sword, blade, steel Verb: brand brand- Burn with a branding iron to indicate ownership; of animals
- Accuse or condemn openly or formally; classify or describe as disgraceful
"She was branded by society because she had a child out of wedlock"; - stigmatize, stigmatise [Brit], denounce, mark, denunciate - Mark with a brand or trademark
"when this product is not branded it sells for a lower price"; - trademark, brandmark - Mark or expose as infamous
"She was branded a loose woman"; - post
Derived forms: branded, branding, brands Type of: arm, call, firewood, form, kind, label, mark, marker, marking, name, sort, symbol, tag, variety, weapon, weapon system Encyclopedia: Brand, Nuth |