| brand | |
| 1. n. (obsolete, rare) A conflagration; a flame. | |
| 2. n. (archaic, or poetic) A piece of burning wood or peat, or a glowing cinder. | |
| To burn something to brands and ashes. | |
| 3. n. (Scotland, Northern England) A torch used for signaling. | |
| 4. n. (archaic) A sword. | |
| 5. n. A mark or scar made by burning with a hot iron, especially to mark cattle or to classify the contents of a cask. | |
| 6. n. A branding iron. | |
| 7. n. The symbolic identity, represented by a name and/or a logo, which indicates a certain product or service to the public. | |
| 8. n. A specific product, service, or provider so distinguished. | |
| Some brands of breakfast cereal contain a lot of sugar. | |
| 9. n. (by extension) Any specific type or variety of something; a distinct style or manner. | |
| I didn't appreciate his particular brand of flattery. | |
| New Orleans brand sausage | |
| 10. n. The public image or reputation and recognized, typical style of an individual or group. | |
| 11. n. A mark of infamy; stigma. | |
| 12. n. Any minute fungus producing a burnt appearance in plants. | |
| 13. v. To burn the flesh with a hot iron, either as a marker (for criminals, slaves etc.) or to cauterise a wound. | |
| When they caught him, he was branded and then locked up. | |
| 14. v. To mark (especially cattle) with a brand as proof of ownership. | |
| The ranch hands had to brand every new calf by lunchtime. | |
| 15. v. To make an indelible impression on the memory or senses. | |
| Her face is branded upon my memory. | |
| 16. v. To stigmatize, label (someone). | |
| He was branded a fool by everyone that heard his story. | |
| 17. v. (transitive, marketing) To associate a product or service with a trademark or other name and related images. | |
| They branded the new detergent "Suds-O", with a nature scene inside a green O on the muted-colored recycled-cardboard box. | |
