Definitions of label:

  • noun:   trade name of a company that produces musical recordings
    Example: "The artists and repertoire department of a recording label is responsible for finding new talent"
  • noun:   a brief description given for purposes of identification
    Example: "The label Modern is applied to many different kinds of architecture"
  • noun:   an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object
  • noun:   a radioactive isotope that is used in a compound in order to trace the mechanism of a chemical reaction
  • verb:   distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions
  • verb:   distinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a labeled atom
  • verb:   assign a label to; designate with a label
    Example: "These students were labelled `learning disabled'"
  • verb:   pronounce judgment on
    Example: "They labeled him unfit to work here"
  • verb:   attach a tag or label to
    Example: "Label these bottles"