| label | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. label | a brief description given for purposes of identification.; "the label Modern is applied to many different kinds of architecture" |
| ~ description | the act of describing something. |
| n. (communication) | 2. label, recording label | trade name of a company that produces musical recordings.; "the artists and repertoire department of a recording label is responsible for finding new talent" |
| ~ brand, brand name, marque, trade name | a name given to a product or service. |
| n. (substance) | 3. label | a radioactive isotope that is used in a compound in order to trace the mechanism of a chemical reaction. |
| ~ radioisotope | a radioactive isotope of an element; produced either naturally or artificially. |
| n. (communication) | 4. label | an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object. |
| ~ marking, mark, marker | a distinguishing symbol.; "the owner's mark was on all the sheep" |
| ~ gummed label, paster, sticker | an adhesive label. |
| ~ tag, ticket | a label written or printed on paper, cardboard, or plastic that is attached to something to indicate its owner, nature, price, etc.. |
| ~ tag | a label associated with something for the purpose of identification.; "semantic tags were attached in order to identify different meanings of the word" |
| ~ title bar | (computer science) a horizontal label at the top of a window, bearing the name of the currently active document. |
| v. (communication) | 5. label | assign a label to; designate with a label.; "These students were labelled `learning disabled'" |
| ~ call | ascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a quality.; "He called me a bastard"; "She called her children lazy and ungrateful" |
| ~ address, direct | put an address on (an envelope). |
| ~ call, name | assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to.; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader" |
| ~ denominate, designate | assign a name or title to. |
| ~ stigmatise, stigmatize, brand, denounce, mark | to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful.; "He denounced the government action"; "She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock" |
| v. (contact) | 6. label, mark, tag | attach a tag or label to.; "label these bottles" |
| ~ mark | make or leave a mark on.; "the scouts marked the trail"; "ash marked the believers' foreheads" |
| ~ attach | cause to be attached. |
| ~ brandmark, trademark, brand | mark with a brand or trademark.; "when this product is not branded it sells for a lower price" |
| ~ point | mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes. |
| ~ point | mark with diacritics.; "point the letter" |
| ~ point | mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics. |
| ~ calibrate | mark (the scale of a measuring instrument) so that it can be read in the desired units.; "he calibrated the thermometer for the Celsius scale" |
| ~ code | attach a code to.; "Code the pieces with numbers so that you can identify them later" |
| ~ badge | put a badge on.; "The workers here must be badged" |
| v. (communication) | 7. judge, label, pronounce | pronounce judgment on.; "They labeled him unfit to work here" |
| ~ adjudge, declare, hold | declare to be.; "She was declared incompetent"; "judge held that the defendant was innocent" |
| ~ acquit, assoil, exculpate, exonerate, discharge, clear | pronounce not guilty of criminal charges.; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges" |
| ~ convict | find or declare guilty.; "The man was convicted of fraud and sentenced" |
| ~ tout | advertize in strongly positive terms.; "This product was touted as a revolutionary invention" |
| ~ rule, find | decide on and make a declaration about.; "find someone guilty" |
| ~ qualify | pronounce fit or able.; "She was qualified to run the marathon"; "They nurses were qualified to administer the injections" |
| ~ disqualify | declare unfit.; "She was disqualified for the Olympics because she was a professional athlete" |
| ~ intonate, intone | speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone.; "please intonate with sadness" |
| v. (cognition) | 8. label | distinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a labeled atom. |
| ~ differentiate, distinguish, secern, secernate, severalise, severalize, tell apart, separate, tell | mark as different.; "We distinguish several kinds of maple" |
| v. (cognition) | 9. label | distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions. |
| ~ differentiate, distinguish, secern, secernate, severalise, severalize, tell apart, separate, tell | mark as different.; "We distinguish several kinds of maple" |
| tag | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. tag, ticket | a label written or printed on paper, cardboard, or plastic that is attached to something to indicate its owner, nature, price, etc.. |
| ~ label | an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object. |
| ~ dog tag | metal plate on a dog collar bearing its registration number. |
| ~ dog tag | military identification tag worn on a chain around the neck. |
| ~ name tag | a tag showing the name of the person who wears it. |
| ~ price tag | a tag showing the price of the article it is attached to. |
| n. (communication) | 2. tag | a label associated with something for the purpose of identification.; "semantic tags were attached in order to identify different meanings of the word" |
| ~ label | an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. rag, shred, tag, tag end, tatter | a small piece of cloth or paper. |
| ~ piece of cloth, piece of material | a separate part consisting of fabric. |
| ~ pine-tar rag | baseball equipment consisting of a rag soaked with pine tar; used on the handle of a baseball bat to give a batter a firm grip. |
| n. (act) | 4. tag | a game in which one child chases the others; the one who is caught becomes the next chaser. |
| ~ tag | (sports) the act of touching a player in a game (which changes their status in the game). |
| ~ child's game | a game enjoyed by children. |
| n. (act) | 5. tag | (sports) the act of touching a player in a game (which changes their status in the game). |
| ~ touching, touch | the act of putting two things together with no space between them.; "at his touch the room filled with lights" |
| ~ baseball, baseball game | a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs.; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" |
| ~ tag | a game in which one child chases the others; the one who is caught becomes the next chaser. |
| v. (contact) | 6. tag | touch a player while he is holding the ball. |
| ~ baseball, baseball game | a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs.; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" |
| ~ touch | make physical contact with, come in contact with.; "Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband" |
| ~ nab | tag the base runner to get him out. |
| v. (communication) | 7. tag | provide with a name or nickname. |
| ~ call, name | assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to.; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader" |
| v. (motion) | 8. chase, chase after, dog, give chase, go after, tag, tail, track, trail | go after with the intent to catch.; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit" |
| ~ tree | chase an animal up a tree.; "the hunters treed the bear with dogs and killed it"; "her dog likes to tree squirrels" |
| ~ pursue, follow | follow in or as if in pursuit.; "The police car pursued the suspected attacker"; "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life" |
| ~ quest | search the trail of (game).; "The dog went off and quested" |
| ~ hound, hunt, trace | pursue or chase relentlessly.; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him" |
| ~ run down | pursue until captured.; "They ran down the fugitive" |
| v. (creation) | 9. tag | supply (blank verse or prose) with rhymes. |
| ~ poesy, poetry, verse | literature in metrical form. |
| ~ rhyme, rime | compose rhymes. |
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