name

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Pronunciation
/neɪm/
/neɪm/
Noun
9 definition(s)
1 Definition

Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.

Synonyms
proper name
Example Sentences
  • I've never liked the name my parents gave me so I changed it at the age of twenty.
2 Definition

Reputation.

3 Definition

An abusive or insulting epithet.

Example Sentences
  • Stop calling me names!
4 Definition

A person (or legal person).

5 Definition

Those of a certain name; a race; a family.

6 Definition

A unique identifier, generally a string of characters.

7 Definition

An investor in Lloyds of London bearing unlimited liability.

8 Definition

Authority.

Example Sentences
  • Halt in the name of the law!
9 Definition

Any of several types of true yam (Dioscorea) used in Caribbean Spanish cooking.

Verb
6 definition(s)
1 Definition

(ditransitive) To give a name to.

Example Sentences
  • One visitor named Hou Yugang said he was not too concerned about climate change and Baishui’s melting.
2 Definition

To mention, specify.

Example Sentences
  • He named his demands.
3 Definition

To identify as relevant or important

Example Sentences
  • naming the problem
4 Definition

To publicly implicate.

Example Sentences
  • The painter was named as an accomplice.
5 Definition

To designate for a role.

Example Sentences
  • My neighbor was named to the steering committee.
6 Definition

(Westminster system politics) To initiate a process to temporarily remove a member of parliament who is breaking the rules of conduct.