label

B2
Pronunciation
/ˈleɪbəl/
/ˈleɪbəl/
Noun
12 definition(s)
1 Definition

A small ticket or sign giving information about something to which it is attached or intended to be attached.

Synonyms
sign tag ticket
Example Sentences
  • Although the label priced this poster at three pounds, I got it for two.
2 Definition

A name given to something or someone to categorise them as part of a particular social group.

Synonyms
category pigeonhole
Example Sentences
  • Ever since he started going to the rock club, he's been given the label "waster".
3 Definition

A company that sells records.

Synonyms
record label
Example Sentences
  • The label signed the band after hearing a demo tape.
4 Definition

A user-defined alias for a numerical designation, the reverse of an enumeration.

Example Sentences
  • Storage devices can be given by label or ID.
5 Definition

A named place in source code that can be jumped to using a GOTO or equivalent construct.

6 Definition

A charge resembling the strap crossing the horse’s chest from which pendants are hung.

Synonyms
lambel
7 Definition

A tassel.

8 Definition

A piece of writing added to something, such as a codicil appended to a will.

9 Definition

A brass rule with sights, formerly used with a circumferentor to take altitudes.

10 Definition

The projecting moulding by the sides, and over the tops, of openings in mediaeval architecture.

11 Definition

In mediaeval art, the representation of a band or scroll containing an inscription.

12 Definition

A non-interactive control or widget displaying text, often used to describe the purpose of another control.

Verb
4 definition(s)
1 Definition

To put a label (a ticket or sign) on (something).

Example Sentences
  • The shop assistant labeled all the products in the shop.
2 Definition

(ditransitive) To give a label to (someone or something) in order to categorise that person or thing.

Example Sentences
  • He's been unfairly labeled as a cheat, although he's only ever cheated once.
3 Definition

To replace specific atoms by their isotope in order to track the presence or movement of this isotope through a reaction, metabolic pathway or cell.

4 Definition

To add a detectable substance, either transiently or permanently, to a biological substance in order to track the presence of the label-substance combination either in situ or in vitro